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-# @(#)asia 7.28
+# @(#)asia 7.29
# 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
@@ -508,8 +508,6 @@ Rule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S
# From Ephraim Silverberg (ephraim@cs.huji.ac.il), 1997-03-04:
-# Zone Information Compiler (ZIC) File for the State of Israel (1989-2009)
-
# According to the Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of
# Interior, there is NO set rule for Daylight-Savings/Standard time changes.
# Each year they decide anew what havoc to wreak on the country. However,
@@ -525,27 +523,27 @@ Rule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S
# change back to standard time took place on Sunday night instead of Saturday
# night to avoid conflicts with the Jewish New Year.
-# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Zion 1989 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1989 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 1990 only - Mar 25 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 1991 only - Mar 24 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 1992 only - Mar 29 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1992 only - Sep 6 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 1993 only - Apr 2 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1993 only - Sep 5 0:00 0:00 S
+# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
+Rule Zion 1989 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 1989 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 1990 only - Mar 25 0:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 1991 only - Mar 24 0:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 1992 only - Mar 29 0:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 1992 only - Sep 6 0:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 1993 only - Apr 2 0:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 1993 only - Sep 5 0:00 0 S
# The dates for 1994-1995 were obtained from Office of the Spokeswoman for the
# Ministry of Interior, Jerusalem, Israel. The spokeswoman can be reached by
# calling the office directly at 972-2-6701447 or 972-2-6701448.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Zion 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1994 only - Aug 28 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 1995 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S
+Rule Zion 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 1994 only - Aug 28 0:00 0 S
+Rule Zion 1995 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D
+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
@@ -560,40 +558,20 @@ Rule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S
#
# ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/tz/announcements/1997.ps.gz
+# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
+Rule Zion 1996 only - Mar 15 0:00 1:00 D
+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
+
+# From Paul Eggert (1997-03-15):
+# 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 1996 only - Mar 15 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1996 only - Sep 16 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 1997 only - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1997 only - Sep 14 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 1998 only - Mar 20 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1998 only - Oct 18 0:00 0:00 S
-
-# These rules are probably wrong, but they are close approximations (usually
-# within a few weeks):
-
-# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Zion 1999 only - Apr 11 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 1999 only - Sep 5 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2000 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2000 only - Sep 24 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2001 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2001 only - Sep 9 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2002 only - Apr 7 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2002 only - Sep 1 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2003 only - Apr 27 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2003 only - Sep 21 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2004 only - Apr 18 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2004 only - Sep 12 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2005 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2005 only - Sep 25 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2006 only - Apr 23 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2006 only - Sep 17 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2007 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2007 only - Sep 9 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2008 only - Apr 27 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2008 only - Sep 21 0:00 0:00 S
-Rule Zion 2009 only - Apr 19 0:00 1:00 D
-Rule Zion 2009 only - Sep 13 0:00 0:00 S
+Rule Zion 1999 max - Mar Fri>=15 0:00 1:00 D
+Rule Zion 1999 max - Sep Sun>=15 0:00 0 S
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880
@@ -810,7 +788,8 @@ Rule Mongol 1985 1990 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S
Rule Mongol 1985 1990 - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 -
Rule Mongol 1991 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Mongol 1991 1995 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 -
-Rule Mongol 1996 max - Oct Fri>=22 0:00 0 -
+Rule Mongol 1996 only - Oct Fri>=22 0:00 0 -
+Rule Mongol 1997 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
#Zone Asia/Dariv 6:14:32 - LMT 1905 Aug
# 6:00 - DART 1978 # Dariv Time
@@ -909,6 +888,11 @@ Zone Asia/Singapore 6:55:24 - LMT 1880
# 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):
+# With effect from 12.30 a.m. on 26th October 1996
+# Sri Lanka will be six (06) hours ahead of GMT.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880
@@ -917,7 +901,8 @@ Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880
5:30 0:30 IHST 1942 Sep
5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00
5:30 - IST 1996 May 25 0:00
- 6:30 - LKT # Sri Lanka Time
+ 6:30 - LKT 1996 Oct 26 0:30
+ 6:00 - LKT
# Syria
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S