# @(#)africa 8.11

# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):

# Here is an article that Morocco plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time between

# 1 June, 2008 and 27 September, 2008.

#

# "... Morocco is to save energy by adjusting its clock during summer so it will

# be one hour ahead of GMT between 1 June and 27 September, according to

# Communication Minister and Gov ernment Spokesman, Khalid Naciri...."

#

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html">

# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_morocco01.html

# </a>

# OR

# <a href="http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html">

# http://en.afrik.com/news11892.html

# </a>

# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):

# The Morocco time change can be confirmed on Morocco web site Maghreb Arabe Presse:

# <a href="http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view">

# http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/box3/morocco_shifts_to_da/view

# </a>

#

# Morocco shifts to daylight time on June 1st through September 27, Govt.

# spokesman.

# From Patrice Scattolin (2008-05-09):

# According to this article:

# <a href="http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html">

# http://www.avmaroc.com/actualite/heure-dete-comment-a127896.html

# </a>

# (and republished here:

# <a href="http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html">

# http://www.actu.ma/heure-dete-comment_i127896_0.html

# </a>

# )

# the changes occurs at midnight:

#

# saturday night may 31st at midnight (which in french is to be

# intrepreted as the night between saturday and sunday)

# sunday night the 28th at midnight

#

# Seeing that the 28th is monday, I am guessing that she intends to say

# the midnight of the 28th which is the midnight between sunday and

# monday, which jives with other sources that say that it's inclusive

# june1st to sept 27th.

#

# The decision was taken by decree *2-08-224 *but I can't find the decree

# published on the web.

#

# It's also confirmed here:

# <a href="http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm ">

# http://www.maroc.ma/NR/exeres/FACF141F-D910-44B0-B7FA-6E03733425D1.htm

# </a>

# on a government portal as being between june 1st and sept 27th (not yet

# posted in english).

#

# The following google query will generate many relevant hits:

# <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search">

# http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Conseil+de+gouvernement+maroc+heure+avance&btnG=Search

# </a>

# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-09):

# Is Western Sahara (part which administrated by Morocco) going to follow

# Morocco DST changes? Any information? What about other part of

# Western Sahara - under administration of POLISARIO Front (also named

# SADR Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic)?

# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-09):

# XXX--guess that it is only Morocco for now; guess only 2008 for now.

Rule Morocco 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S

Rule Morocco 2008 only - Sep 28 0:00 0 -

0:00 Morocco WE%sT

# @(#)asia 8.20

Zone Asia/Kolkata 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 # Kolkata

# The following are like Asia/Kolkata:

# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-10):

# The cabinet in Iraq abolished DST last week, according to the following

# news sources (in Arabic):

# <a href="http://www.aljeeran.net/wesima_articles/news-20080305-98602.html">

# http://www.aljeeran.net/wesima_articles/news-20080305-98602.html

# </a>

# <a href="http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/article.tpl?id=2047&IdLanguage=17&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=71743&NrIssue=1&NrSection=10">

# http://www.aswataliraq.info/look/article.tpl?id=2047&IdLanguage=17&IdPublication=4&NrArticle=71743&NrIssue=1&NrSection=10

# </a>

#

# We have published a short article in English about the change:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/iraq-dumps-daylight-saving.html

# </a>

Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Apr 1 3:00s 1:00 D

Rule Iraq 1991 2007 - Oct 1 3:00s 0 S

# From Deborah Goldsmith (2008-03-30):

# We received a bug report claiming that the tz database UTC offset for

# Asia/Choibalsan (GMT+09:00) is incorrect, and that it should be GMT

# +08:00 instead. Different sources appear to disagree with the tz

# database on this, e.g.:

#

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=1026

# </a>

# <a href="http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx">

# http://www.worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_MN.aspx

# </a>

#

# both say GMT+08:00.

# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-03-31):

# eznis airways, which operates several domestic flights, has a flight

# schedule here:

# <a href="http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112"

# http://www.eznis.com/Container.jsp?id=112

# </a>

# (click the English flag for English)

#

# There it appears that flights between Choibalsan and Ulaanbatar arrive

# about 1:35 - 1:50 hours later in local clock time, no matter the

# direction, while Ulaanbaatar-Khvod takes 2 hours in the Eastern

# direction and 3:35 back, which indicates that Ulaanbatar and Khvod are

# in different time zones (like we know about), while Choibalsan and

# Ulaanbatar are in the same time zone (correction needed).

# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19):

# Assume that Choibalsan is indeed offset by 8:00.

# XXX--in the absence of better information, assume that transition

# was at the start of 2008-03-31 (the day of Steffen Thorsen's report);

# this is almost surely wrong.

9:00 Mongol CHO%sT 2008 Mar 31 # Choibalsan Time

8:00 Mongol CHO%sT

# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-05-15):

#

# Here is an article that Pakistan plan to introduce Daylight Saving Time

# on June 1, 2008 for 3 months.

#

# "... The federal cabinet on Wednesday announced a new conservation plan to help

# reduce load shedding by approving the closure of commercial centres at 9pm and

# moving clocks forward by one hour for the next three months.

# ...."

#

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html">

# http://www.worldtimezone.net/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan01.html

# </a>

# OR

# <a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4">

# http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008%5C05%5C15%5Cstory_15-5-2008_pg1_4

# </a>

# From Arthur David Olson (2008-05-19):

# XXX--midnight transitions is a guess; 2008 only is a guess.

Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S

Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 -

# People who live in regions under Tamil control can use [TZ='Asia/Kolkata'],

Rule Syria 2007 only - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S

Rule Syria 2007 only - Nov Fri>=1 0:00 0 -

# From Stephen Colebourne (2008-03-17):

# For everyone's info, I saw an IATA time zone change for [Syria] for

# this month (March 2008) in the last day or so...This is the data IATA

# are now using:

# Country Time Standard --- DST Start --- --- DST End --- DST

# Name Zone Variation Time Date Time Date

# Variation

# Syrian Arab

# Republic SY +0200 2200 03APR08 2100 30SEP08 +0300

# 2200 02APR09 2100 30SEP09 +0300

# 2200 01APR10 2100 30SEP10 +0300

# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-17):

# Here's a link to English-language coverage by the Syrian Arab News

# Agency (SANA)...

# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm">

# http://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2008/03/11/165173.htm

# </a>...which reads (in part) "The Cabinet approved the suggestion of the

# Ministry of Electricity to begin daylight savings time on Friday April

# 4th, advancing clocks one hour ahead on midnight of Thursday April 3rd."

# Since Syria is two hours east of UTC, the 2200 and 2100 transition times

# shown above match up with midnight in Syria.

# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18):

# My buest guess at a Syrian rule is "the Friday nearest April 1";

# coding that involves either using a "Mar Fri>=29" construct that old time zone

# compilers can't handle or having multiple Rules (a la Israel).

# For now, use "Apr Fri>=1", and go with IATA on a uniform Sep 30 end.

Rule Syria 2008 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S

Rule Syria 2008 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 -

# From Arthur David Olson (2008-03-18):

# The English-language name of Vietnam's most populous city is "Ho Chi Min City";

# we use Ho_Chi_Minh below to avoid a name of more than 14 characters.

Zone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh 7:06:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9

# @(#)backward 8.6

Link Asia/Kolkata Asia/Calcutta

Link Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh Asia/Saigon