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2007 Year DST rules for Turkey
by Amar Devegowda April 19, 2007

April 19, 2007

Hi Paul, This is Amar Devegowda from IBM India Software Labs. Recently I had informed you about the change in DST rules for Turkey, and you had provided the Time Tables with the modified rules accordingly. Thanks for the same. I came to know that Turkey has changed again the time at which the DST starts and ends this year 2007 at a very late stage. The DST now starts at 3:00AM on 25th March 2007 and ends at 04:00AM on 28th October 2007 as against 1:00AM on 25th March 2007 and 2:00AM on 28th October 2007 respectively (as per the previous rules). The latest rules are available at - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=107 I have some official information as well on this at the following websites: 1. http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/402029.asp 2. The following link is the Turkish Official Newspaper's page: http://rega.basbakanlik.gov.tr/ Since there was no direct link to DST rules announcement, a Turkish person has provided the below attached document to show you how you can get access to the formal DST announcement in the above link. Can you please update the time zone tables and also let me know when and which Time Zone Table would have the new Turkish DST rules ? Thanks in advance. Regards, Amar Amar Devegowda Java L3 Support for Windows, Java Technology Center, IBM India Software Labs, Bangalore, India Telephone 91-80-25094151

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FW: 2007 Year DST rules for Turkey
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] April 19, 2007

April 19, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Amar Devegowda, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado From: Amar Devegowda [mailto:ADEVEGOW@in.ibm.com] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:59 AM To: eggert(a)CS.UCLA.EDU Cc: tz(a)elsie.nci.nih.gov; Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: 2007 Year DST rules for Turkey Hi Paul, This is Amar Devegowda from IBM India Software Labs. Recently I had informed you about the change in DST rules for Turkey, and you had provided the Time Tables with the modified rules accordingly. Thanks for the same. I came to know that Turkey has changed again the time at which the DST starts and ends this year 2007 at a very late stage. The DST now starts at 3:00AM on 25th March 2007 and ends at 04:00AM on 28th October 2007 as against 1:00AM on 25th March 2007 and 2:00AM on 28th October 2007 respectively (as per the previous rules). The latest rules are available at - http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=107 I have some official information as well on this at the following websites: 1. http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/402029.asp 2. The following link is the Turkish Official Newspaper's page: http://rega.basbakanlik.gov.tr/ Since there was no direct link to DST rules announcement, a Turkish person has provided the below attached document to show you how you can get access to the formal DST announcement in the above link. Can you please update the time zone tables and also let me know when and which Time Zone Table would have the new Turkish DST rules ? Thanks in advance. Regards, Amar Amar Devegowda Java L3 Support for Windows, Java Technology Center, IBM India Software Labs, Bangalore, India Telephone 91-80-25094151

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Re: Bangladesh DST
by Chuck Soper April 16, 2007

April 16, 2007

That link was broken, but this one appears to work: http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/04/11/d70411020528.htm Chuck At 3:14 AM -0500 4/16/07, Jesper Norgaard Welen wrote: >More hot air about the (supposed) DST >implementation in Bangladesh. There seems to be >no firm decisions on this yet: > ><http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/04/11/d70411020529.htm>http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/04/11/d70411020529.htm > >Regards, >- Jesper > >Jesper Nørgaard Welen >Email: jnorgard(a)Prodigy.Net.mx >Project Leader (Líder de Proyecto) Software >CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo >Dirección: CIMMYT Int. c/o Jesper Nørgaard >Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz >El Batán >Texcoco, Edo. de México >CP 56130 MEXICO >Tel.: +52 (55) 58-04-20-04 ext. 1374 >Fax: +52 (55) 58-04-75-58 >Tel. Casa: 53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78 >Download the shareware program World Time Explorer, I made: ><http://www.worldtimeexplorer.com/index.html>http://www.worldtimeexplorer.com/index.html > >

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Bangladesh DST
by Jesper Norgaard Welen April 16, 2007

April 16, 2007

More hot air about the (supposed) DST implementation in Bangladesh. There seems to be no firm decisions on this yet: http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/04/11/d70411020529.htm Regards, - Jesper Jesper Nørgaard Welen Email: jnorgard(a)Prodigy.Net.mx Project Leader (Líder de Proyecto) Software CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo Dirección: CIMMYT Int. c/o Jesper Nørgaard Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz El Batán Texcoco, Edo. de México CP 56130 MEXICO Tel.: +52 (55) 58-04-20-04 ext. 1374 Fax: +52 (55) 58-04-75-58 Tel. Casa: 53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78 Download the shareware program World Time Explorer, I made: http://www.worldtimeexplorer.com/index.html

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Question on interpretation of rules intervals
by Liviu Nicoara April 13, 2007

April 13, 2007

Hi all, I have a question about how to interpret the US set of rules. After going through the "zic" man page and the mailing list archive I am still unclear about the meaning of using this: [...] Rule US 1942 only - Feb 9 2:00 1:00 W # War Rule US 1945 only - Aug 14 23:00u 1:00 P # Peace Rule US 1945 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 S [...] in a zone definition like this: Zone America/New_York -4:56:02 - LMT 1883 Nov 18 12:03:58 -5:00 US E%sT 1920 -5:00 NYC E%sT 1942 -5:00 US E%sT 1946 [...] As I see it, the US rule has a transition in 1942 (only), on Feb 9th, where it saved 1 hour. Am I correct in interpreting the gap of 43-44 as: 1. The transition of 1942 was observed up until 1945, Sep 30th, and... 2. The entry for Aug 14th, 1945 transition exists only in order to be used in time zones which did not observe the 1942 transition? Thanks, Liviu

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Bangladesh likely to observe DST
by Paul Eggert April 4, 2007

April 4, 2007

Tomorrow's _Daily Star_ reports on its front page that the government of Bangladesh is likely to observe daylight saving time to manage a power crisis. It does not give details about when it would be observed, but it sounds like it'd start later this month. See: 'Daylight saving' plan to tackle power crisis <http://www.thedailystar.net/2007/04/05/d7040501108.htm> (2007-04-05)

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FW: Questions
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] April 4, 2007

April 4, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Zhenqiang Fan, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Fan_Zhenqiang(a)emc.com [mailto:Fan_Zhenqiang@emc.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 3:21 PM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Cc: Fan_Zhenqiang(a)emc.com Subject: Questions Hi Could any body kindly answer my question below: Is there a function (in any of these source files) that takes a date/time value and tells whether the date/time is daylight saving time? Thanks so much in advance, Zhenqiang Fan

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Questions
by Fan_Zhenqiang＠emc.com April 3, 2007

April 3, 2007

Hi Could any body kindly answer my question below: Is there a function (in any of these source files) that takes a date/time value and tells whether the date/time is daylight saving time? Thanks so much in advance, Zhenqiang Fan

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tzcode2007e.tar.gz and tzdata2007e.tar.gz
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] April 2, 2007

April 2, 2007

The files... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzcode2007e.tar.gz ...and... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2007e.tar.gz ...are now available; these reflect the Syria and Honduras changes circulated last week on the time zone mailing list by Paul Eggert, as well as zic.c variable renaming changes circulated by yours truly. --ado

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Iraq sprang forward twice this weekend
by Paul Eggert April 2, 2007

April 2, 2007

The AP reported today that the Iraqi government issued a statement two weeks ago saying DST would begin yesterday (March 31) at 00:00 local time. At the appointed time the American military obediently shifted its clocks forward, but state-run TV did not. Apparently the cabinet had changed its mind, without notifying the Americans. State-run TV later announced that the government had decided to change the time today at 00:00 local time instead. No changes are needed to the tz database for this one, since it agrees with what the Iraqis eventually ended up with. We were lucky that we didn't get that statement two weeks ago. Here's a reference: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-time1apr01,1,460739…

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West Falkland time zone
by Rives McDow April 1, 2007

April 1, 2007

Dear All, Here's a reference to the lack of daylight savings time use in the West Falklands. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/ in_pictures_class_of_one/html/2.stm Rives

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Honduras seems to cancel DST
by Steffen Thorsen March 31, 2007

March 31, 2007

A user informed that Honduras will start DST on Sunday 2007-04-01, and after some research, it seems that they first planned to start DST on 2007-04-01: (one month earlier than in 2006) http://www.laprensahn.com/pais_nota.php?id04962=7196&t=1175061600 Then I found another, newer article, which is translated to something like "Government reconsiders and suspends advancement of hour" http://www.laprensahn.com/pais_nota.php?id04962=7386&t=1175234400 So it seems that Honduras will not enter DST this year, if I understood the article correctly. Best regards, Steffen Thorsen / timeanddate.com

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why UCLA's mail server thinks it's still standard time
by Paul Eggert March 29, 2007

March 29, 2007

Re the UCLA mail server problem I mentioned today: the UCLA Network Operations Center replied "The DST patch was not applied intentionally because it will have to be done during a maintenance window." So it could be a long time before that server knows about the 2007 DST rule change. I expect a lot of servers are in similar boats. Administrators are so worried about introducing problems with a DST patch that they simply live with the clocks being wrong.

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Health risks of daylight saving time
by Paul Eggert March 29, 2007

March 29, 2007

Since the subject of health risks is in the news.... The main health effects of DST that I know of are the following. * Extra afternoon daylight may encourage people to exercise more, which should be a big win. * Sunlight triggers vitamin D synthesis, but overexposure leads to skin cancer; so whether DST helps or hurts here depends on your latitude and daily schedule. * DST may be helpful in fighting some forms of depression: Henry Olders (2003-08-13). "Average sunrise time predicts depression prevalence". Journal of Psychosomatic Research 55 (2): 99-105. DOI:10.1016/S0022-3999(02)00479-8. Some argue the reverse, though. * DST can help night-blindness sufferers, though it can also hurt: it depends on their schedule. * DST's clock-changes temporarily disrupt the sleep cycle, which can lead to suboptimal decisions (e.g., while driving, or while trading stocks). There have been several studies of these secondary effects, but I know of no studies of any direct health risks. So the vast majority of this stuff is speculative and/or anecdotal; there's only one scientific study that I know of.

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Kemerovo region votes against DST
by Paul Eggert March 29, 2007

March 29, 2007

RIA Novosti reported yesterday that the Kemerovo Region parliamant has voted to appeal to the Russian government to abolish DST, and Nikolai Gerasimenko, Russia's deputy chair of the State Duma's Health Protection Committee, agrees with them. See <http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070328/62754276.html>. The MPs claim that DST is harmful to human health, as it may lead to chronic diseases, harm the immune system, increase mortality rate and risks for hypertensive patients. None of these reported health problems have been investigated scientifically as far as I know. Russia's electricity monopoly said that in 2007 DST saved Russia 2 GWh of electricity, but Gersimenko says the overall economic advantage of DST isn't proven. This reminds me of the successful compaign to abolish DST in Kazakhstan, which was based on the harmful health effects due to clock changes, including "insomnia, spikes in blood pressure, endocrinal deviations and the exacerbation of chronic diseases" <http://www.kazsociety.org.uk/news/2005/03/30.htm>.

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proposed tz change for Syria effective in about 3.5 hours
by Paul Eggert March 29, 2007

March 29, 2007

The AP reports that Syria is changing its clocks in about 3.5 hours. That's not much notice, but here is a proposed patch for this, along with a comment about the Kuwait situation. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/asia,v retrieving revision 2007.4 retrieving revision 2007.4.0.2 diff -pu -r2007.4 -r2007.4.0.2 --- asia 2007/03/20 12:48:12 2007.4 +++ asia 2007/03/29 18:29:37 2007.4.0.2 @@ -1161,6 +1161,14 @@ Zone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890 # Kuwait # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +# From the Arab Times (2007-03-14): +# The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved a proposal forwarded +# by MP Ahmad Baqer on implementing the daylight saving time (DST) in +# Kuwait starting from April until the end of Sept this year, reports Al-Anba. +# <http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=9950>. +# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-29): +# We don't know the details, or whether the approval means it'll happen, +# so for now we assume no DST. Zone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 3:00 - AST @@ -1710,11 +1718,17 @@ Rule Syria 1993 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 - Rule Syria 1994 1996 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 1994 2005 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - Rule Syria 1997 1998 - Mar lastMon 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Syria 1999 max - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 1999 2006 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 S # From Stephen Colebourne (2006-09-18): # According to IATA data, Syria will change DST on 21st September [21:00 UTC] # this year [only].... This is probably related to Ramadan, like Egypt. Rule Syria 2006 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 - +# From Paul Eggert (2007-03-29): +# Today the AP reported "Syria will switch to summertime at midnight Thursday." +# http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/29/africa/ME-GEN-Syria-Time-Change.p… +# For lack of better info, assume the rule changed to "last Friday in March" +# this year. +Rule Syria 2007 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S Rule Syria 2007 max - Oct 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq

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Time bobbles
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 29, 2007

March 29, 2007

Word from a Washington, DC-area AOL subscriber is that their outgoing electronic mail is still being marked with "EST" time stamps that are an hour behind wall clock time. Do folks know of other high-visibility bobbles of the change in US DST rules? --ado

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tz distribution
by Lue, Ian March 28, 2007

March 28, 2007

Is there any documentation regarding the differences between the current release '2007d' and the previous release '2007c' of the tzcode and tzdata distribution files? Thanks, Ian Lue This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person.

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FW: Daylight Saving in Western Australia
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 28, 2007

March 28, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Jacob, who is not on the time zone mailing list. Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Jacob [mailto:jacob@iinet.net.au] Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 8:31 AM To: Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Subject: Daylight Saving in Western Australia Hi, I've been reading posts on the time zone page via the web for a while and just thought I would let you know on two daylight saving bills that are currently being debated in the Western Australian state parliament. The first is the Daylight Saving Amendment Bill 2007 http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?o penF orm&ParentUNID=713549006591B118C8257290002753CB Which calls for an early referendum to be held on 20th October, 2007 instead of 2009. The bill originates from the National Party, which are a rural party where Daylight Saving is strongly opposed. A referendum on the 20th October would mean only a week's notice if Daylight Saving gets the nod or not! The second is the Daylight Saving Amendment Bill (No.2) 2007 http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/bills.nsf/BillProgressPopup?o penF orm&ParentUNID=EFDF9EAD189C0FBDC82572A5000E949E This bill is being done by Matt Birney, who was one of the co-sponsors of the original bill that got up in November. He wants daylight saving to end 2 months earlier for the rest of the trial, ending on the last Sunday in January instead of the last Sunday in March. He is an MP of a country seat and is trying to get a compromise to appease voters. Both bills are unlikely to get up, as the Labor Government has stated that it will not allow its members to have a free vote on the issue. The second bill looks like it wont get support from anyone even from Birney's own Liberal Party. The Nationals may support it if their own bill does not get up. The Labor Party states that both sides had a free vote last year on the issue and that Parliament in the lower and upper houses agreed on a three year trial. The Liberal Party has obviously changed their mind and will force their members to vote for the National Party amendment. It will be interesting to see if Liberal Matt Birney crosses the floor to vote with the government on his own bill that he co-sponsored! Also, as a side note, Daylight Saving looks like it may increase in New Zealand next summer, for more information check out: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4002144a7693.html Jacob

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Timezones now in use
by Stuart Bishop March 27, 2007

March 27, 2007

Hi. In the pytz Python library, I provide a list of common time zones. This list can be used to generate lists of available time zones for a user to select from. I'm currently generating this list simply by taking all timezones and removing: - Those listed in the backwards file - Those that have a single path component except GMT and UTC - Those that start with Etc/ - Those that start with SystemV/ This still leaves some false positives though, such as US/Pacific-New. Is there a better way I should be generating this list? Or do I just need to blacklist irrelevant time zones as they are reported? -- Stuart Bishop <stuart(a)stuartbishop.net> http://www.stuartbishop.net/

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FW: Possibility of DST in Kuwait starting from April 2007
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 26, 2007

March 26, 2007

I'm forwarding this message from Alex Krivenyshev, who is not on the time zone mailing list (at least not at the address shown below). Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Alex Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com [mailto:info@worldtimezone.com] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:20 AM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Possibility of DST in Kuwait starting from April 2007 Media reports about implementing DST in Kuwait starting from April 2007 until the end of Sept 2007: http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_kuwait01.html http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=9950&cat=a Civil Service nod to daylight savings time KUWAIT CITY: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved a proposal forwarded by MP Ahmad Baqer on implementing the daylight saving time (DST) in Kuwait starting from April until the end of Sept this year, reports Al-Anba. The CSC pointed out the system was enforced successfully in several countries around the world including England, France, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.

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Symlink first step: variable renaming
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 26, 2007

March 26, 2007

As a first step in dealing with the zic symlink matter, I'm suggesting the variable renaming below. --ado ------- zic.c ------- *** /tmp/geta24885 Mon Mar 26 13:53:31 2007 --- /tmp/getb24885 Mon Mar 26 13:53:31 2007 *************** *** 3,9 **** ** 2006-07-17 by Arthur David Olson. */ ! static char elsieid[] = "@(#)zic.c 8.11"; #include "private.h" #include "locale.h" --- 3,9 ---- ** 2006-07-17 by Arthur David Olson. */ ! static char elsieid[] = "@(#)zic.c 8.12"; #include "private.h" #include "locale.h" *************** *** 114,120 **** static int ciequal P((const char * ap, const char * bp)); static void convert P((long val, char * buf)); static void convert64 P((zic_t val, char * buf)); ! static void dolink P((const char * fromfile, const char * tofile)); static void doabbr P((char * abbr, const char * format, const char * letters, int isdst, int doquotes)); static void eat P((const char * name, int num)); --- 114,120 ---- static int ciequal P((const char * ap, const char * bp)); static void convert P((long val, char * buf)); static void convert64 P((zic_t val, char * buf)); ! static void dolink P((const char * fromfield, const char * tofield)); static void doabbr P((char * abbr, const char * format, const char * letters, int isdst, int doquotes)); static void eat P((const char * name, int num)); *************** *** 628,653 **** } static void ! dolink(fromfile, tofile) ! const char * const fromfile; ! const char * const tofile; { register char * fromname; register char * toname; ! if (fromfile[0] == '/') ! fromname = ecpyalloc(fromfile); else { fromname = ecpyalloc(directory); fromname = ecatalloc(fromname, "/"); ! fromname = ecatalloc(fromname, fromfile); } ! if (tofile[0] == '/') ! toname = ecpyalloc(tofile); else { toname = ecpyalloc(directory); toname = ecatalloc(toname, "/"); ! toname = ecatalloc(toname, tofile); } /* ** We get to be careful here since --- 628,653 ---- } static void ! dolink(fromfield, tofield) ! const char * const fromfield; ! const char * const tofield; { register char * fromname; register char * toname; ! if (fromfield[0] == '/') ! fromname = ecpyalloc(fromfield); else { fromname = ecpyalloc(directory); fromname = ecatalloc(fromname, "/"); ! fromname = ecatalloc(fromname, fromfield); } ! if (tofield[0] == '/') ! toname = ecpyalloc(tofield); else { toname = ecpyalloc(directory); toname = ecatalloc(toname, "/"); ! toname = ecatalloc(toname, tofield); } /* ** We get to be careful here since *************** *** 666,672 **** if (result != 0 && access(fromname, F_OK) == 0 && !itsdir(fromname)) { ! const char *s = tofile; register char * symlinkcontents = NULL; while ((s = strchr(s+1, '/')) != NULL) --- 666,672 ---- if (result != 0 && access(fromname, F_OK) == 0 && !itsdir(fromname)) { ! const char *s = tofield; register char * symlinkcontents = NULL; while ((s = strchr(s+1, '/')) != NULL)

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FW: Iran's parliament and the government have not yet reached a consensus on the country's official clock
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 26, 2007

March 26, 2007

I'm (somewhat belatedly) forwarding this message from Alexander Krivenyshev, who is not on the time zone mailing list (at least not at the address shown below). Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Alexander Krivenyshev [mailto:info@worldtimezone.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 10:17 AM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Iran's parliament and the government have not yet reached a consensus on the country's official clock Media continue conflicting reports about DST in Iran: Article headline is "Iran will not observe DST" however one can read that: "....Majlis (Iran's parliament) may simply move ahead independently and seriously consider a recent parliamentary report in favor of the DST change... " and " ... a team of government representatives and members of the Majlis Research Center will hold meetings during the New Year holidays to make a final decision." http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_iran04.html http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=3243&sectionid=351020102

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FW: Iran daylight saving time (DST) draft underway
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] March 26, 2007

March 26, 2007

I'm (very belatedly) forwarding this message from Alexander Krivenyshev, who is not on the time zone mailing list (at least not at the address below). Those of you who are on the time zone mailing list should direct replies appropriately. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Alexander Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com [mailto:info@worldtimezone.com] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:06 AM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: Iran daylight saving time (DST) draft underway Here is news about possibility of using DST in Iran, starting March 21, 2007. http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_iran03.html http://www.iranmania.com/News/ArticleView/Default.asp? NewsCode=50368&NewsKind=Current%20Affairs ----------------------- Friday, March 16, 2007 - ©2005 IranMania.com LONDON, March 16 (IranMania) - Parliamentarians have prepared a double-urgency draft on daylight saving time based on which the government will be obliged to change the timings by an hour at the start of spring and autumn. According to IRNA, 37 parliamentarians presented the draft to Majlis Presiding Board. The draft referred to the successful experiences of the past and reports of Majlis Research Center about the economic advantages of changing the time at the beginning of spring and autumn. MPs have proposed that the formal time in the country be adjusted forward by an hour early spring (to start March 21) and retracted in autumn by an hour. Earlier, Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said the government is opposed to changing the time. Daylight saving time (DST) is the convention of advancing clocks so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. DST can save energy by substituting summer afternoon sunlight for electrical lighting. Consequently, it influences the economy and traffic accident rates. ----------------------------- Alexander Krivenyshev http://www.worldtimezone.com New York, NY

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Possibility of DST in Kuwait starting from April 2007
by Alex Krivenyshev, WorldTimeZone.com March 26, 2007

March 26, 2007

Media reports about implementing DST in Kuwait starting from April 2007 until the end of Sept 2007: http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_kuwait01.html http://www.arabtimesonline.com/arabtimes/kuwait/Viewdet.asp?ID=9950&cat=a Civil Service nod to daylight savings time KUWAIT CITY: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has approved a proposal forwarded by MP Ahmad Baqer on implementing the daylight saving time (DST) in Kuwait starting from April until the end of Sept this year, reports Al-Anba. The CSC pointed out the system was enforced successfully in several countries around the world including England, France, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.

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