# @(#)africa 8.16

# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-06-25):

# Mauritius plans to observe DST from 2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31 on a trial

# basis....

# It seems that Mauritius observed daylight saving time from 1982-10-10 to

# 1983-03-20 as well, but that was not successful....

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

# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-06-25):

# http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=0a7cee8b5d69a110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD

# From Arthur David Olson (2008-06-30):

# The www.timeanddate.com article cited by Steffen Thorsen notes that "A

# final decision has yet to be made on the times that daylight saving

# would begin and end on these dates." As a place holder, use midnight.

# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30):

# Follow Thorsen on DST in 1982/1983, instead of Shanks & Pottenger.

# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-07-10):

# According to

# <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216">

# http://www.lexpress.mu/display_article.php?news_id=111216

# </a>

# (in French), Mauritius will start and end their DST a few days earlier

# than previously announced (2008-11-01 to 2009-03-31). The new start

# date is 2008-10-26 at 02:00 and the new end date is 2009-03-27 (no time

# given, but it is probably at either 2 or 3 wall clock time).

#

# A little strange though, since the article says that they moved the date

# to align itself with Europe and USA which also change time on that date,

# but that means they have not paid attention to what happened in

# USA/Canada last year (DST ends first Sunday in November). I also wonder

# why that they end on a Friday, instead of aligning with Europe which

# changes two days later.

# From Alex Krivenyshev (2008-07-11):

# Seems that English language article "The revival of daylight saving

# time: Energy conservation?"-# No. 16578 (07/11/2008) was originally

# published on Monday, June 30, 2008...

#

# I guess that article in French "Le gouvernement avance l'introduction

# de l'heure d'ete" stating that DST in Mauritius starting on October 26

# and ending on March 27, 2009 is the most recent one.

# ...

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html">

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_mauritius02.html

# </a>

# From Riad M. Hossen Ally (2008-08-03):

# The Government of Mauritius weblink

# <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD">

# http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.4ca0efdee47462e7440a600248a521ca/?content_id=3D4728ca68b2a5b110VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD

# </a>

# Cabinet Decision of July 18th, 2008 states as follows:

#

# 4. ...Cabinet has agreed to the introduction into the National Assembly

# of the Time Bill which provides for the introduction of summer time in

# Mauritius. The summer time period which will be of one hour ahead of

# the standard time, will be aligned with that in Europe and the United

# States of America. It will start at two o'clock in the morning on the

# last Sunday of October and will end at two o'clock in the morning on

# the last Sunday of March the following year. The summer time for the

# year 2008 - 2009 will, therefore, be effective as from 26 October 2008

# and end on 29 March 2009.

# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S

Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S

Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -

Rule Mauritius 2008 max - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S

Rule Mauritius 2009 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -

4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time

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

# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-27):

# Morocco will change the clocks back on the midnight between August 31

# and September 1. They originally planned to observe DST to near the end

# of September:

#

# One article about it (in French):

# <a href="http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default">

# http://www.menara.ma/fr/Actualites/Maroc/Societe/ci.retour_a_l_heure_gmt_a_partir_du_dimanche_31_aout_a_minuit_officiel_.default

# </a>

#

# We have some further details posted here:

# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html">

# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/morocco-ends-dst-early-2008.html

# </a>

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

# @(#)asia 8.23

# From Paul Eggert (2008-02-11):

# I just now checked Google News for western news sources that talk

# about China's single time zone, and couldn't find anything before 1986

# talking about China being in one time zone. (That article was: Jim

# Mann, "A clumsy embrace for another western custom: China on daylight

# time--sort of", Los Angeles Times, 1986-05-05. By the way, this

# article confirms the tz database's data claiming that China began

# observing daylight saving time in 1986.

#

# From Thomas S. Mullaney (2008-02-11):

# I think you're combining two subjects that need to treated

# separately: daylight savings (which, you're correct, wasn't

# implemented until the 1980s) and the unified time zone centered near

# Beijing (which was implemented in 1949). Briefly, there was also a

# "Lhasa Time" in Tibet and "Urumqi Time" in Xinjiang. The first was

# ceased, and the second eventually recognized (again, in the 1980s).

#

# From Paul Eggert (2008-06-30):

# There seems to be a good chance China switched to a single time zone in 1949

# rather than in 1980 as Shanks & Pottenger have it, but we don't have a

# reliable documentary source saying so yet, so for now we still go with

# Shanks & Pottenger.

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

# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28):

# Pakistan government has decided to keep the watches one-hour advanced

# for another 2 months--plan to return to Standard Time on October 31

# instead of August 31.

#

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html">

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan02.html

# </a>

# OR

# <a href="http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html">

# http://dailymailnews.com/200808/28/news/dmbrn03.html

# </a>

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

# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-08-28):

# Here is an article, that Mideast running on different clocks at Ramadan.

#

# Gaza Strip (as Egypt) ended DST at midnight Thursday (Aug 28, 2008), while

# the West Bank will end Daylight Saving Time at midnight Sunday (Aug 31, 2008).

#

# <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001">

# http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7759001

# </a>

# <a href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087">

# http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5676087

# </a>

# or

# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html">

# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html

# </a>

Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 -

Rule Palestine 2008 max - Aug lastThu 2:00 0 -

# @(#)australasia 8.9

# <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_424000/424764.stm">

# According to <a href="http://www.tongaonline.com/news/sept1799.html">