Some comments/questions about the Sri Lankan situation: Does Sri Lanka plan to remain on daylight time permanently, do they intend to end it on a given date, or are they going to adopt it in the summer only? (A rather silly idea at their latitude, but it's happened before in other tropical places.) Actually my information disagrees with the Times about this change being the first in Sri Lankan history. My data states that Sri Lanka adopted daylight time in 1942 and ended it in 1945. But the phrase "the first time in the country's history" could refer to history only since its independence in the late 1940s. Called AT&T International Operator to get the time in SL and they quoted me the new time, GMT+6:30. AT&T is usually the place to go for current data. Sunrise and sunset in Sri Lanka generally occurs between 6 and 6:30 standard (7 to 7:30 daylight) time all year long. Also noted in the Times article:

Sri Lanka is a nation of clock towers, erected by a zealous government to ensure punctuality.

Sounds like they've been getting foreign aid from Singapore! :) Chris Carrier