Below are proposed changes to the time zone package; a summary: africa No Tunisia DST 2010 and forward asia No Pakistan DST 2010 and forward If no problems are found these will show up on the ftp site on 2010-04-05. --ado ------- africa ------- *** /tmp/geta17120 Wed Mar 31 10:24:32 2010 --- /tmp/getb17120 Wed Mar 31 10:24:32 2010 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)africa 8.23 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)africa 8.24 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 942,947 **** --- 942,965 ---- # Therefore, the standard time will be kept unchanged the whole year long." # So foregoing DST seems to be an exception (albeit one that may be repeated in the future). + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-27): + # According to some news reports Tunis confirmed not to use DST in 2010 + # + # (translation): + # "The Tunisian government has decided to abandon DST, which was scheduled on + # Sunday... + # Tunisian authorities had suspended the DST for the first time last year also + # coincided with the month of Ramadan..." + # + # (in Arabic) + # <a href="http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1"> + # http://www.moheet.com/show_news.aspx?nid=358861&pg=1 + # <a href="http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036"> + # http://www.almadenahnews.com/newss/news.php?c=118&id=38036 + # or + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html"> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_tunis02.html + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Apr 15 23:00s 1:00 S Rule Tunisia 1939 only - Nov 18 23:00s 0 - *************** *** 968,975 **** Rule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 - Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - ! Rule Tunisia 2010 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S ! Rule Tunisia 2010 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's # more precise 0:09:21. # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11. --- 986,992 ---- Rule Tunisia 2005 only - Sep 30 1:00s 0 - Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Tunisia 2006 2008 - Oct lastSun 2:00s 0 - ! # Shanks & Pottenger give 0:09:20 for Paris Mean Time; go with Howse's # more precise 0:09:21. # Shanks & Pottenger say the 1911 switch was on Mar 9; go with Howse's Mar 11. ------- asia ------- *** /tmp/geta17138 Wed Mar 31 10:24:32 2010 --- /tmp/getb17138 Wed Mar 31 10:24:32 2010 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)asia 8.58 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)asia 8.59 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 1912,1924 **** # [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan # will go back to standard time on 1st of November. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 - Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - ! Rule Pakistan 2009 max - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S ! Rule Pakistan 2009 max - Nov 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep --- 1912,1946 ---- # [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan # will go back to standard time on 1st of November. + # From Steffen Thorsen (2010-03-26): + # Steffen Thorsen wrote: + # > On Thursday (2010-03-25) it was announced that DST would start in + # > Pakistan on 2010-04-01. + # > + # > Then today, the president said that they might have to revert the + # > decision if it is not supported by the parliament. So at the time + # > being, it seems unclear if DST will be actually observed or not - but + # > April 1 could be a more likely date than April 15. + # Now, it seems that the decision to not observe DST in final: + # + # "Govt Withdraws Plan To Advance Clocks" + # <a href="http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041"> + # http://www.apakistannews.com/govt-withdraws-plan-to-advance-clocks-172041 + # </a> + # + # "People laud PM's announcement to end DST" + # <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&Itemid=2"> + # http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99374&It... + # </a> + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 - Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - ! Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S ! Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - ! # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep