Below find proposed time zone packages for "asia" (end of DST in Pakistan in 2009, as provided by Petr Machata with very slight normalization) and "southamerica" (adding comments on the situation in Argentina for 2009-2010 from Alexander Krivenyshev and yours truly). If no problems are found, expect these changes to show up in the ftpable archive on 2009-09-28. --ado ------- asia ------- *** /tmp/geta29860 Tue Sep 22 15:05:39 2009 --- /tmp/getb29860 Tue Sep 22 15:05:39 2009 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)asia 8.40 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)asia 8.41 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 1674,1681 **** # advance clocks in the country by one hour from April 15 to # conserve energy" ! # From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-10): ! # Assume for now that Pakistan will end DST in 2009 as it did in 2008. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S --- 1674,1688 ---- # advance clocks in the country by one hour from April 15 to # conserve energy" ! # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-09-17): ! # "The News International," Pakistan reports that: "The Federal ! # Government has decided to restore the previous time by moving the ! # clocks backward by one hour from October 1. A formal announcement to ! # this effect will be made after the Prime Minister grants approval in ! # this regard." ! # <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168"> ! # http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168 ! # </a> # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S *************** *** 1683,1689 **** 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 --- 1690,1696 ---- 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 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep ------- southamerica ------- *** /tmp/geta29962 Tue Sep 22 15:13:41 2009 --- /tmp/getb29962 Tue Sep 22 15:13:41 2009 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)southamerica 8.36 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)southamerica 8.37 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 397,403 **** --- 397,433 ---- # is that "The province will most likely follow the next daylight saving schedule, # which is planned for the second Sunday in October." + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-19): + # Some Argentinian Provinces (Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos) are opposing to the + # Daylight Saving Time for the 2009-2010 season. # + # (Spanish) + # "El cambio de huso horario en Entre Ríos deberá ser aprobado por la + # Legislatura": + # <a href="http://www.analisisdigital.com.ar/noticias.php?ed=1&di=0&no=110168"> + # http://www.analisisdigital.com.ar/noticias.php?ed=1&di=0&no=110168 + # </a> + # English translation - "The time zone change in Entre Rios must be approved by + # the Legislature." + # + # (Spanish) + # "Mar del Plata no quiere cambiar la hora." + # <a href="http://www.mensajeroweb.com.ar/index.php?x=nota/33861/1/mar-del-plata-no-quiere-cambiar-la-hora"> + # http://www.mensajeroweb.com.ar/index.php?x=nota/33861/1/mar-del-plata-no-qui... + # </a> + # English translation - "Mar del Plata is not to change the time" + # + # or + # (some English translation) + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina07.html"> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina07.html + # </a> + + # From Arthur David Olson (2009-09-22): + # "Mar del Plata no quiere cambiar la hora" translates to + # "Mar del Plata doesn't want to change the time" + # (less definitive than "is not to"). + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] # # Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF),