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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# @(#)asia 7.33
+# @(#)asia 7.35
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -352,8 +352,11 @@ Zone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov
# Iran
# From Paul Eggert (1996-12-17), following up a suggestion by Rich Wales:
-# Ahmad Alavi <URL:http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Calendar/taghveem.txt>
-# (1993-08-04) writes ``Daylight saving time in Iran starts from the first day
+# Ahmea Alavi in
+# <a href="http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Calendar/taghveem.txt">
+# http://tehran.stanford.edu/Iran_Lib/Calendar/taghveem.txt (1993-08-04)
+# </a>
+# writes ``Daylight saving time in Iran starts from the first day
# of Farvardin and ends the first day of Mehr.'' This disagrees with the SSIM:
#
# DST start DST end
@@ -503,7 +506,8 @@ Rule Zion 1987 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S
Rule Zion 1988 only - Apr 9 0:00 1:00 D
Rule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S
-# From Ephraim Silverberg (ephraim@cs.huji.ac.il), 1997-03-04:
+# From Ephraim Silverberg <ephraim@cs.huji.ac.il>
+# (1997-03-04 and 1997-12-31):
# According to the Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of
# Interior, there is NO set rule for Daylight-Savings/Standard time changes.
@@ -544,16 +548,18 @@ Rule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S
# The dates for 1996 were determined by the Minister of Interior of the
# time, Haim Ramon. The official announcement regarding 1996-1998
-# (with the dates for 1997 no longer being relevant) can be viewed at:
+# (with the dates for 1997-1998 no longer being relevant) can be viewed at:
#
# ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/tz/announcements/1996-1998.ramon.ps.gz
#
-# The dates for 1997 were altered by his successor, Rabbi Eli Suissa.
-# No changes have been made regarding 1998 as of yet.
-#
+# The dates for 1997-1998 were altered by his successor, Rabbi Eli Suissa.
# The official announcement for the year 1997 can be viewed at:
#
# ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/tz/announcements/1997.ps.gz
+#
+# According to the Office of the Spokeswoman for the Ministry of Interior,
+# the dates for 1998 are tentative and are still subject to final approval
+# (probably in late February/early March of 1998).
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Zion 1996 only - Mar 15 0:00 1:00 D
@@ -561,14 +567,14 @@ Rule Zion 1996 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 S
Rule Zion 1997 only - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D
Rule Zion 1997 only - Sep 14 0:00 0 S
Rule Zion 1998 only - Mar 20 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1998 only - Oct 18 0:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 1998 only - Sep 6 0:00 0 S
-# From Paul Eggert (1997-03-15):
+# From Paul Eggert (1998-01-12):
# Here are guesses for rules after 1998.
# They are probably wrong, but they are more likely than no DST at all.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Zion 1999 max - Mar Fri>=15 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1999 max - Sep Sun>=15 0:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 1999 max - Sep Sun>=1 0:00 0 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880
@@ -774,7 +780,9 @@ Zone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male
# Mongolia
# Shanks says that Mongolia has three time zones, but usno1995 and
-# <URL:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif> (1995)
+# <a href="http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif">
+# http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif (1995)
+# </a>
# both say that it has just one.
# Let's comment out the western and eastern Mongolian time zones
# till we know what their principal towns are.
@@ -881,13 +889,18 @@ Zone Asia/Singapore 6:55:24 - LMT 1880
# Sri Lanka
# From Paul Eggert (1996-09-03):
-# <URL:http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html> (1996-05-24)
+# <a href="http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html">
+# http://www.virtual-pc.com/lankaweb/news/items/240596-2.html (1996-05-24)
+# </a>
# reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at
# midnight Friday (1830 GMT) `in the light of the present power crisis'.''
# Transitions before 1996 are from Shanks (1991).
#
# From Dharmasiri Senanayake, Sri Lanka Media Minister (1996-10-24), as quoted
-# in <URL:news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> (1996-10-26):
+# in
+# <a href="news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net">
+# news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net (1996-10-26):
+# </a>
# With effect from 12.30 a.m. on 26th October 1996
# Sri Lanka will be six (06) hours ahead of GMT.
@@ -977,9 +990,13 @@ Zone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2
5:00 - UZT # Uzbekistan Time
# Shanks has Tashkent using DST after 1991, but usno1995 says they don't.
# Guess no DST after 1991.
-# <URL:http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif> (1995)
+# <a href="http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif">
+# http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/95fact/802389h.gif (1995)
+# </a>
# says that Uzbekistan has two time zones, but a cable
-# <URL:http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960510uz.html> (1996-05-10)
+# <a href="http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960510uz.html">
+# http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/bisnis/cables/960510uz.html (1996-05-10)
+# </a>
# from the American Embassy in Tashkent implies that they have just one.
# Vietnam