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ASEAN Common Time (ACT)
by Paul Eggert Jan. 29, 2015

Jan. 29, 2015

Malaysia's foreign minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman has revived a proposal that all ten countries in ASEAN use the same time zone, presumably UTC+8, which would be abbreviated "ACT". See: Time zone proposal revived. The Star 2015-01-29. http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/01/29/Time-zone-proposal-revived… There's a Wikipedia page describing the proposal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN_Common_Time

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Time change in Mexico/Cancun TZ
by Andres, Hanna (NSN - MX/Mexico City) Jan. 28, 2015

Jan. 28, 2015

Hi, Your latest file doesn't reflect the recent change in Cancun's TZ information, where, starting on February 1st, TZ will be UTC-5, following the same DST rules as before (DST time would be UTC-4). Local source (in spanish): http://www.cenam.mx/hora_oficial/nzhm.aspx English source: http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/01/mexican_vacation_hotspot… Br, Hanna Andrés Nokia Networks

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Chile will keep UTC -3 all year round indefinitely
by Juan Correa Jan. 28, 2015

Jan. 28, 2015

Although there is no formal decree yet, today the Ministry of Energy announced that Chile will drop DST, will keep "summer time" (UTC -3 / UTC -5) all year round, and will drop the Easter Island timezone (so all the Chilean land will be on a single time zone) Sources: - http://www.soychile.cl/Santiago/Sociedad/2015/01/28/301742/El-horario-de-ve… "El ministro de Energía, Máximo Pacheco, anunció la suspensión del cambio de horario, por lo que durante todo el año regirá el horario de verano. "El Gobierno ha decidido mantener en forma indefinida un horario único en Chile Continental e Insular", dijo el secretario de Estado, enfatizando "que esta medida va a ayudar a mejorar la calidad de vida de los chilenos y a ser un mejor uso de la energía"." (The ministry of Energy, Máximo Pacheco, announced the suspension of daylight saving time; so 'summer time' will rule all year round "The Government has decided to keep indefinitely the same time for Chile Continental and Easter island", pointing that "this measure will help to improve the quality of life for Chileans and use energy in a better way") - http://www.24horas.cl/nacional/ministro-de-energia-se-suspende-el-cambio-de… - http://www.t13.cl/noticia/actualidad/nacional/gobierno-suprime-cambio-de-ho… I'll share the decree as soon is published on our Diario Oficial (law gacette) -- Juan Correa Poblete PS Labs (http://www.pslabs.cl)

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Chile: No time change in 2015?
by Glenn Eychaner Jan. 28, 2015

Jan. 28, 2015

According to this, Chile will not have a time change at all in 2015 (or beyond): http://www.gob.cl/2015/01/28/ministerio-de-energia-da-conocer-modificacione… The title translates as "Time change (Daylight Savings Time change) is suspended indefinitely". From the article continental Chile will stay at 3 hours West of GMT (GMT-3), and the islands will stay at 5 hours West (GMT-5). Get your patches revved up! -G. -- Glenn Eychaner (geychaner(a)lco.cl) Telescope Systems Programmer, Las Campanas Observatory

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Re: [tz] Chile: No time change in 2015?
by Glenn Eychaner Jan. 28, 2015

Jan. 28, 2015

And in El Mercurio: http://www.emol.com/noticias/tecnologia/2015/01/28/701234/no-habra-mas-camb… On Jan 28, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Glenn Eychaner <geychaner(a)lco.cl> wrote: > According to this, Chile will not have a time change at all in 2015 (or beyond): > > http://www.gob.cl/2015/01/28/ministerio-de-energia-da-conocer-modificacione… > > The title translates as "Time change (Daylight Savings Time change) is suspended indefinitely". From the article continental Chile will stay at 3 hours West of GMT (GMT-3), and the islands will stay at 5 hours West (GMT-5). > > Get your patches revved up! -- Glenn Eychaner (geychaner(a)lco.cl) Telescope Systems Programmer, Las Campanas Observatory

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Quintana Roo change to EST?
by Steffen Thorsen Jan. 14, 2015

Jan. 14, 2015

The Mexican state of Quintana Roo will likely change to EST in 2015, by not going back from DST in October 2015. Its a bit unclear if they will still observe DST the years after. Some sources in Spanish: http://sipse.com/novedades/reconocen-el-trabajo-de-empresarios-con-cambio-d… http://www.unioncancun.mx/articulo/2014/12/04/medio-ambiente/congreso-aprue… We have summed up the info in English here: http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mexico-quintana-roo-time-zone.html Best regards, Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com

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Arizona will consider adopting daylight saving time
by Matt Johnson Jan. 8, 2015

Jan. 8, 2015

Numerous sources are reporting that the Arizona State Legislature will be considering a bill to enact daylight saving time. http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2015/01/arizona_lawmakers_propo se_adopting_daylight_savings_time.php http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2015/01/07/spring-ahead-law-proposes -daylight-saving-time-for.html http://www.abc15.com/news/state/new-bill-could-put-az-on-daylight-saving-tim e The official link to the bill is here: http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Session_ID=114&Bill_Number=HB2014

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Positive leap second on 2015-06-30.
by Tim Parenti Jan. 6, 2015

Jan. 6, 2015

Per IERS Bulletin C49 (2015-01-05), a positive leap second will be observed on 2015-06-30. The attached patch updates leap-seconds.list from NIST, retrieved from <ftp://time.nist.gov/pub/leap-seconds.3629404800>. -- Tim Parenti

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Re: [tz] Time zone reference inconsistencies (RESOLVED...)
by J-F Rivard Jan. 6, 2015

Jan. 6, 2015

I just read somewhere that old regions were kept in the file for backward compatibility... So, I have my answer. Sorry for the inconvenience. *J-F Rivard | Consultant** | T:450.653.2912** | C:438.495.2912* *univoc(a)videotron.ca <univoc(a)videotron.ca>* On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 7:26 PM, J-F Rivard <univoc(a)videotron.ca> wrote: > To whom it may be of interest: > > The time zone rule files refer to following locations that are not found > in "zone1970.tab": > > America/Montreal > America/Antigua > America/Cayman > Asia/Bahrain > Asia/Kuwait > Asia/Muscat > Asia/Aden > Pacific/Saipan > Pacific/Midway > > Note: some (if not all) of the above-listed locations are found in > "zone.tab", but the documentation states that "zone1970.tab" should be used > instead. > > Thank you for your excellent (and much appreciated!) work. Happy new year > 2015! > > J-F Rivard > > > *J-F Rivard | Consultant** | T:450.653.2912 <450.653.2912>** | C:438.495.2912 > <438.495.2912>* > *univoc(a)videotron.ca <univoc(a)videotron.ca>* >

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Time zone reference inconsistencies
by J-F Rivard Jan. 6, 2015

Jan. 6, 2015

To whom it may be of interest: The time zone rule files referred to following locations that are not found in "zone1970.tab": America/Montreal America/Antigua America/Cayman Asia/Bahrain Asia/Kuwait Asia/Muscat Asia/Aden Pacific/Saipan Pacific/Midway Note: some (if not all) of the above-listed locations are found in "zone.tab", but the documentation states that "zone1970.tab" should be used instead. Thank you for your excellent (and much appreciated!) work. Happy new year 2015! J-F Rivard *J-F Rivard | Consultant** | T:450.653.2912** | C:438.495.2912* *univoc(a)videotron.ca <univoc(a)videotron.ca>*

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