asia revision 2742
12742Swollman# @(#)asia 7.11 22742Swollman 32742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, 42742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to 52742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future). 62742Swollman 72742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (August 18, 1994): 82742Swollman# 92742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is 102742Swollman# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (3rd edition), 112742Swollman# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1991). 122742Swollman# Except where otherwise noted, it is the source for the data below. 132742Swollman# 142742Swollman# Another source occasionally used is Edward W. Whitman, World Time Differences, 152742Swollman# Whitman Publishing Co, 2 Niagara Av, Ealing, London (undated), which 162742Swollman# I found in the UCLA library. 172742Swollman# 182742Swollman# A reliable and entertaining source about time zones is 192742Swollman# Derek Howse, Greenwich time and the discovery of the longitude, 202742Swollman# Oxford University Press (1980). 212742Swollman# 222742Swollman# I invented the abbreviations marked `*' in the following table; 232742Swollman# the rest are from earlier versions of this file, or from other sources. 242742Swollman# Corrections are welcome! 252742Swollman# std dst 262742Swollman# LMT Local Mean Time 272742Swollman# LST Local Star Time (Russian ``mestnoe zvezdnoe vremya'') 282742Swollman# 2:00 EET EET DST Eastern European Time 292742Swollman# 2:00 IST IDT Israel 302742Swollman# 3:00 AST ADT Arabia* 312742Swollman# 3:00 MSK MSD Moscow 322742Swollman# 3:30 IST IDT Iran 332742Swollman# 4:00 BSK BSD Baku* 342742Swollman# 4:00 GST GDT Gulf* 352742Swollman# 4:30 AFT Afghanistan* 362742Swollman# 5:00 ASK ASD Ashkhabad* 372742Swollman# 5:00 PKT Pakistan* 382742Swollman# 5:30 IST IST India 392742Swollman# 5:45 NPT Nepal* 402742Swollman# 6:00 BGT Bengal, Bangladesh* 412742Swollman# 6:00 TSK TSD Tashkent* 422742Swollman# 6:30 BMT Burma* 432742Swollman# 7:00 ICT Indochina* 442742Swollman# 7:00 JVT Java* 452742Swollman# 8:00 BNT Borneo, Brunei* 462742Swollman# 8:00 CST CDT China 472742Swollman# 8:00 HKT HKST Hong Kong 482742Swollman# 8:00 PST PDT Philippines* 492742Swollman# 8:00 SGT Singapore 502742Swollman# 8:00 UST UDT Ulan Bator* 512742Swollman# 9:00 JST Japan 522742Swollman# 9:00 KST KDT Korea 532742Swollman# 9:00 MLT Moluccas* 542742Swollman# 9:30 CST Australian Central Standard Time 552742Swollman# 562742Swollman# See the `europe' file for Russia in Asia. 572742Swollman# 582742Swollman# See the `africa' file for Zone naming conventions. 592742Swollman 602742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 612742Swollman# Incorporates data for Singapore from Robert Elz' asia 1.1, as well as 622742Swollman# additional information from Tom Yap, Sun Microsystems Intercontinental 632742Swollman# Technical Support (including a page from the Official Airline Guide - 642742Swollman# Worldwide Edition). The names for time zones are guesses. 652742Swollman 662742Swollman############################################################################### 672742Swollman 682742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (May 28, 1994): 692742Swollman# We don't know what happened to the clocks in the Caucausus and the ex-Soviet 702742Swollman# Central Asia after 1990. Until we get more info, stick with the pre-1991 rules. 712742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 722742SwollmanRule Russia 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 732742SwollmanRule Russia 1981 1983 - Oct 1 0:00 0 K 742742SwollmanRule Russia 1984 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 K 752742SwollmanRule Russia 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 762742Swollman 772742Swollman# Afghanistan 782742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 792742SwollmanZone Asia/Kabul 4:36:48 - LMT 1890 802742Swollman 4:00 - GST 1945 812742Swollman 4:30 - AFT 822742Swollman 832742Swollman# Armenia 842742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 852742SwollmanZone Asia/Yerevan 2:58:00 - LMT 1924 May 2 862742Swollman 3:00 - MSK 1957 Mar 872742Swollman 4:00 Russia BS%s 882742Swollman 892742Swollman# Azerbaijan 902742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 912742SwollmanZone Asia/Baku 3:19:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 922742Swollman 3:00 - MSK 1957 Mar 932742Swollman 4:00 Russia BS%s 942742Swollman 952742Swollman# Bahrain 962742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 972742SwollmanZone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al-Manamah 982742Swollman 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 992742Swollman 3:00 - AST 1002742Swollman 1012742Swollman# Bangladesh 1022742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1032742SwollmanZone Asia/Dacca 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 1042742Swollman 5:53 - CMT 1941 Oct # Calcutta Mean Time 1052742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1942 May 15 1062742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 1072742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1951 Sep 30 1082742Swollman 6:00 - BGT 1092742Swollman 1102742Swollman# Bhutan 1112742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1122742SwollmanZone Asia/Thimbu 5:58:36 - LMT 1947 Aug 15 1132742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1987 Oct 1142742Swollman 6:00 - BGT 1152742Swollman 1162742Swollman# British Indian Ocean Territory 1172742Swollman# From Whitman: 1182742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1192742SwollmanZone Indian/Chagos 5:00 - PKT 1202742Swollman 1212742Swollman# Brunei 1222742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1232742SwollmanZone Asia/Brunei 7:39:40 - LMT 1926 Mar # Bandar Seri Begawan 1242742Swollman 7:30 - BNT 1933 1252742Swollman 8:00 - BNT 1262742Swollman 1272742Swollman# Burma 1282742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1292742SwollmanZone Asia/Rangoon 6:24:40 - LMT 1880 1302742Swollman 6:25 - RMT 1920 1312742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1942 May 1322742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 May 3 1332742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1342742Swollman 1352742Swollman# Cambodia 1362742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1372742SwollmanZone Asia/Phnom_Penh 6:59:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 1382742Swollman 7:06 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT 1392742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 1402742Swollman 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 1412742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1422742Swollman 1432742Swollman# People's Republic of China 1442742Swollman 1452742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 1462742Swollman# People's Republic of China. Yes, they really have only one time zone. 1472742Swollman 1482742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): 1492742Swollman# No they don't. See TIME mag, February 17, 1986 p.52. Even though 1502742Swollman# China is across 4 physical time zones, before Feb 1, 1986 only the 1512742Swollman# Peking (Bejing) time zone was recognized. Since that date, China 1522742Swollman# has two of 'em -- Peking's and Urumqi (named after the capital of 1532742Swollman# the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region). I don't know about DST for it. 1542742Swollman# 1552742Swollman# . . .I just deleted the DST table and this editor makes it too 1562742Swollman# painful to suck in another copy.. So, here is what I have for 1572742Swollman# DST start/end dates for Peking's time zone (info from AP): 1582742Swollman# 1592742Swollman# 1986 May 4 - Sept 14 1602742Swollman# 1987 mid-April - ?? 1612742Swollman 1622742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 1632742Swollman# According to Shanks, China started using DST in 1986, 1642742Swollman# but it's still all one big happy time zone. 1652742Swollman 1662742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989): 1672742Swollman# CHINA 8 H AHEAD OF UTC ALL OF CHINA, INCL TAIWAN 1682742Swollman# CHINA 9 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 17 - SEP 10 1692742Swollman 1702742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 1712742Swollman# Shanks writes that China switched from the Chinese calendar on 1912 Feb 12. 1722742Swollman# He also writes that China has had a single time zone since 1980 May 1, 1732742Swollman# and that they instituted DST on 1986 May 4; this contradicts Devine's 1742742Swollman# note about Time magazine, though apparently _something_ happened in 1986. 1752742Swollman 1762742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 1772742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1782742SwollmanRule Shang 1928 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 1792742SwollmanRule Shang 1940 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D 1802742SwollmanRule Shang 1940 1941 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 1812742SwollmanRule Shang 1941 only - Mar 16 0:00 1:00 D 1822742SwollmanRule PRC 1949 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 1832742SwollmanRule PRC 1986 only - May 4 0:00 1:00 D 1842742SwollmanRule PRC 1986 max - Sep Sun>=11 0:00 0 S 1852742SwollmanRule PRC 1987 max - Apr Sun>=10 0:00 1:00 D 1862742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 1872742SwollmanZone Asia/Shanghai 8:05:52 - LMT 1928 1882742Swollman 8:00 Shang C%sT 1949 1892742Swollman 8:00 PRC C%sT 1902742Swollman 1912742Swollman############################################################################### 1922742Swollman 1932742Swollman# Republic of China 1942742Swollman 1952742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 1962742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1896 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 1972742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D 1982742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 1992742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1952 only - Mar 1 0:00 1:00 D 2002742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1952 1954 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 2012742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1953 1959 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 2022742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1955 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 2032742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D 2042742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 2052742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 2062742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1980 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D 2072742SwollmanRule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S 2082742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2092742SwollmanZone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 2102742Swollman 8:00 Taiwan C%sT 2112742Swollman 2122742Swollman############################################################################### 2132742Swollman# Hong Kong 2142742Swollman# Presumably Hong Kong will have DST again when it merges with China, 2152742Swollman# but it's too early to predict the details. 2162742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2172742SwollmanRule HK 1904 only - Oct 30 0:00 0 - 2182742SwollmanRule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S 2192742SwollmanRule HK 1946 only - Dec 1 3:30 0 - 2202742SwollmanRule HK 1947 only - Apr 13 3:30 1:00 S 2212742SwollmanRule HK 1947 only - Dec 30 3:30 0 - 2222742SwollmanRule HK 1948 only - May 2 3:30 1:00 S 2232742SwollmanRule HK 1948 1952 - Oct lastSun 3:30 0 - 2242742SwollmanRule HK 1949 1953 - Apr Sun>=1 3:30 1:00 S 2252742SwollmanRule HK 1953 only - Nov 1 3:30 0 - 2262742SwollmanRule HK 1954 1964 - Mar Sun>=18 3:30 1:00 S 2272742SwollmanRule HK 1954 only - Oct 31 3:30 0 - 2282742SwollmanRule HK 1955 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 - 2292742SwollmanRule HK 1965 1977 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S 2302742SwollmanRule HK 1965 1977 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - 2312742SwollmanRule HK 1979 1980 - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S 2322742SwollmanRule HK 1979 1980 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - 2332742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2342742SwollmanZone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 2352742Swollman 8:00 HK HK%sT 2362742Swollman 2372742Swollman# Macao 2382742Swollman# Presumably Macao will have DST again when it merges with China, 2392742Swollman# but it's too early to predict the details. 2402742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2412742SwollmanRule Macao 1912 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 2422742SwollmanRule Macao 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 D 2432742SwollmanRule Macao 1961 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 S 2442742SwollmanRule Macao 1963 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 D 2452742SwollmanRule Macao 1964 only - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 D 2462742SwollmanRule Macao 1965 only - Mar Sun>=16 0:00 1:00 D 2472742SwollmanRule Macao 1965 only - Oct 31 0:00 0 S 2482742SwollmanRule Macao 1966 1971 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 D 2492742SwollmanRule Macao 1966 1971 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 S 2502742SwollmanRule Macao 1972 1974 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 D 2512742SwollmanRule Macao 1972 1973 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 S 2522742SwollmanRule Macao 1974 1977 - Oct Sun>=15 3:30 0 S 2532742SwollmanRule Macao 1975 1977 - Apr Sun>=15 3:30 1:00 D 2542742SwollmanRule Macao 1978 1980 - Apr Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 D 2552742SwollmanRule Macao 1978 1980 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 0 S 2562742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2572742SwollmanZone Asia/Macao 7:34:20 - LMT 1912 2582742Swollman 8:00 Macao C%sT 2592742Swollman 2602742Swollman 2612742Swollman############################################################################### 2622742Swollman 2632742Swollman# Cyprus 2642742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 2652742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1921 only - Nov 14 0:00 0 - 2662742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1975 only - Apr 13 0:00 1:00 " DST" 2672742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1975 only - Oct 12 0:00 0 - 2682742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1976 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 " DST" 2692742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1976 only - Oct 11 0:00 0 - 2702742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1977 1980 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 2712742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1977 only - Sep 25 0:00 0 - 2722742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1978 only - Oct 2 0:00 0 - 2732742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1979 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - 2742742SwollmanRule Cyprus 1981 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 " DST" 2752742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2762742SwollmanZone Asia/Nicosia 2:13:28 - LMT 1921 Nov 14 2772742Swollman 2:00 Cyprus EET%s 2782742Swollman 2792742Swollman# Georgia 2802742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2812742SwollmanZone Asia/Tbilisi 2:59:16 - LMT 1880 2822742Swollman 2:59 - LST 1924 May 2 2832742Swollman 3:00 - MSK 1957 Mar 2842742Swollman 4:00 Russia BS%s 2852742Swollman 2862742Swollman# India 2872742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 2882742SwollmanZone Asia/Calcutta 5:53:28 - LMT 1880 2892742Swollman 5:53 - CMT 1941 Oct # Calcutta Mean Time 2902742Swollman 6:30 - BMT 1942 May 15 2912742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 2922742Swollman 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15 2932742Swollman 5:30 - IST 2942742Swollman# The following are like Asia/Calcutta: 2952742Swollman# Andaman Is 2962742Swollman# Lakshadweep (Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Is) 2972742Swollman# Nicobar Is 2982742Swollman 2992742Swollman# Indonesia 3002742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3012742SwollmanZone Asia/Jakarta 7:07:12 - LMT 1867 Aug 10 3022742Swollman 7:07 - JMT 1924 Jan 1 0:13 3032742Swollman 7:20 - JVT 1932 Nov 3042742Swollman 7:30 - JVT 1942 Mar 23 3052742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 3062742Swollman 7:30 - JVT 1948 May 3072742Swollman 8:00 - JVT 1950 May 3082742Swollman 7:30 - JVT 1964 3092742Swollman 7:00 - JVT 3102742SwollmanZone Asia/Ujung_Pandang 7:57:36 - LMT 1920 3112742Swollman 7:58 - MMT 1932 Nov # Macassar Mean Time 3122742Swollman 8:00 - BNT 1942 Feb 9 3132742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Aug 3142742Swollman 8:00 - BNT 3152742SwollmanZone Asia/Jayapura 9:22:48 - LMT 1932 Nov 3162742Swollman 9:00 - MLT 1944 3172742Swollman 9:30 - CST 1964 3182742Swollman 9:00 - MLT 3192742Swollman 3202742Swollman# Iran 3212742Swollman 3222742Swollman# Shanks has no record of DST after 1980. 3232742Swollman 3242742Swollman# From Bob Devine (January 28, 1988): 3252742Swollman# Iran: Last Sunday in March to third (?) Sunday in 3262742Swollman# September. Since the revolution, the official calendar is Monarchic 3272742Swollman# calendar; I have no idea what the correspondence between dates are. 3282742Swollman 3292742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989): 3302742Swollman# IRAN 3.5H AHEAD OF UTC 3312742Swollman 3322742Swollman# From Shanks (1991), with corrections from Devine: 3332742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3342742SwollmanRule Iran 1977 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 3352742SwollmanRule Iran 1978 1980 - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D 3362742SwollmanRule Iran 1978 only - Oct 21 0:00 0 S 3372742SwollmanRule Iran 1979 only - Sep 19 0:00 0 S 3382742SwollmanRule Iran 1980 only - Sep 23 0:00 0 S 3392742SwollmanRule Iran 1988 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 D 3402742SwollmanRule Iran 1988 max - Sep Sun>=15 2:00 0 S 3412742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3422742SwollmanZone Asia/Tehran 3:25:44 - LMT 1916 3432742Swollman 3:26 - TMT 1946 3442742Swollman 3:30 - IST 1977 Nov 3452742Swollman 4:00 Iran G%sT 1979 3462742Swollman 3:30 Iran I%sT 3472742Swollman 3482742Swollman# Iraq 3492742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3502742SwollmanRule Iraq 1982 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D 3512742SwollmanRule Iraq 1982 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 3522742SwollmanRule Iraq 1983 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D 3532742SwollmanRule Iraq 1984 1985 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 3542742SwollmanRule Iraq 1985 max - Sep lastSun 1:00s 0 S 3552742SwollmanRule Iraq 1986 max - Mar lastSun 1:00s 1:00 D 3562742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 3572742SwollmanZone Asia/Baghdad 2:57:40 - LMT 1890 3582742Swollman 2:58 - BMT 1918 # Baghdad Mean Time 3592742Swollman 3:00 - AST 1982 May 3602742Swollman 3:00 Iraq A%sT 3612742Swollman 3622742Swollman 3632742Swollman############################################################################### 3642742Swollman 3652742Swollman# Israel 3662742Swollman 3672742Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (January 19, 1989): 3682742Swollman# ISRAEL 2 H AHEAD OF UTC 3692742Swollman# ISRAEL 3 H AHEAD OF UTC APR 10 - SEP 3 3702742Swollman 3712742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 3722742Swollman# 3732742Swollman# Shanks gives the following rules for Jerusalem from 1918 through 1991. 3742742Swollman# After 1989 Shanks often disagrees with Silverberg; we go with Silverberg. 3752742Swollman 3762742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 3772742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 3782742SwollmanRule Zion 1918 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 3792742SwollmanRule Zion 1940 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D 3802742SwollmanRule Zion 1942 1944 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 3812742SwollmanRule Zion 1943 only - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 D 3822742SwollmanRule Zion 1944 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 3832742SwollmanRule Zion 1945 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 D 3842742SwollmanRule Zion 1945 only - Nov 1 2:00 0 S 3852742SwollmanRule Zion 1946 only - Apr 16 2:00 1:00 D 3862742SwollmanRule Zion 1946 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 S 3872742SwollmanRule Zion 1948 only - May 23 0:00 2:00 DD 3882742SwollmanRule Zion 1948 only - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 D 3892742SwollmanRule Zion 1948 1949 - Nov 1 2:00 0 S 3902742SwollmanRule Zion 1949 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 D 3912742SwollmanRule Zion 1950 only - Apr 16 0:00 1:00 D 3922742SwollmanRule Zion 1950 only - Sep 15 3:00 0 S 3932742SwollmanRule Zion 1951 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 3942742SwollmanRule Zion 1951 only - Nov 11 3:00 0 S 3952742SwollmanRule Zion 1952 only - Apr 20 2:00 1:00 D 3962742SwollmanRule Zion 1952 only - Oct 19 3:00 0 S 3972742SwollmanRule Zion 1953 only - Apr 12 2:00 1:00 D 3982742SwollmanRule Zion 1953 only - Sep 13 3:00 0 S 3992742SwollmanRule Zion 1954 only - Jun 13 0:00 1:00 D 4002742SwollmanRule Zion 1954 only - Sep 12 0:00 0 S 4012742SwollmanRule Zion 1955 only - Jun 11 2:00 1:00 D 4022742SwollmanRule Zion 1955 only - Sep 11 0:00 0 S 4032742SwollmanRule Zion 1956 only - Jun 3 0:00 1:00 D 4042742SwollmanRule Zion 1956 only - Sep 30 3:00 0 S 4052742SwollmanRule Zion 1957 only - Apr 29 2:00 1:00 D 4062742SwollmanRule Zion 1957 only - Sep 22 0:00 0 S 4072742SwollmanRule Zion 1974 only - Jul 7 0:00 1:00 D 4082742SwollmanRule Zion 1974 only - Oct 13 0:00 0 S 4092742SwollmanRule Zion 1975 only - Apr 20 0:00 1:00 D 4102742SwollmanRule Zion 1975 only - Aug 31 0:00 0 S 4112742SwollmanRule Zion 1985 only - Apr 14 0:00 1:00 D 4122742SwollmanRule Zion 1985 only - Sep 15 0:00 0 S 4132742SwollmanRule Zion 1986 only - May 18 0:00 1:00 D 4142742SwollmanRule Zion 1986 only - Sep 7 0:00 0 S 4152742SwollmanRule Zion 1987 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 D 4162742SwollmanRule Zion 1987 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S 4172742SwollmanRule Zion 1988 only - Apr 9 0:00 1:00 D 4182742SwollmanRule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S 4192742Swollman#Rule Zion 1989 only - Apr 29 0:00 1:00 D 4202742Swollman#Rule Zion 1989 only - Sep 2 0:00 0 S 4212742Swollman#Rule Zion 1990 only - Mar 25 0:00 1:00 D 4222742Swollman#Rule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0 S 4232742Swollman#Rule Zion 1991 only - Mar 10 0:00 1:00 D 4242742Swollman#Rule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0 S 4252742Swollman 4262742Swollman# From Ephraim Silverberg (September 5, 1993): 4272742Swollman# 4282742Swollman# According to the Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of 4292742Swollman# Interior, there is NO set rule for Daylight-Savings/Standard time changes. 4302742Swollman# Each year they decide anew what havoc to wreak on the country. However, 4312742Swollman# there is a "supposed" set of rules which is subject to change depending 4322742Swollman# on the party the Minister of Interior, the size of the coalition 4332742Swollman# government, the phase of the moon and the direction of the wind. Hence, 4342742Swollman# changes may need to be made on a semi-annual basis. One thing is entrenched 4352742Swollman# in law, however: that there must be at least 150 days on daylight savings 4362742Swollman# time annually. 4372742Swollman 4382742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4392742SwollmanRule Zion 1989 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 D 4402742SwollmanRule Zion 1989 only - Sep 3 0:00 0:00 S 4412742SwollmanRule Zion 1990 only - Mar 25 0:00 1:00 D 4422742SwollmanRule Zion 1990 only - Aug 26 0:00 0:00 S 4432742SwollmanRule Zion 1991 only - Mar 24 0:00 1:00 D 4442742SwollmanRule Zion 1991 only - Sep 1 0:00 0:00 S 4452742SwollmanRule Zion 1992 only - Mar 29 0:00 1:00 D 4462742SwollmanRule Zion 1992 only - Sep 6 0:00 0:00 S 4472742SwollmanRule Zion 1993 only - Apr 2 0:00 1:00 D 4482742SwollmanRule Zion 1993 only - Sep 5 0:00 0:00 S 4492742Swollman 4502742Swollman# The dates for 1994-1995 were obtained from Office of the Spokeswoman for 4512742Swollman# the Ministry of Interior, Jerusalem. There are no dates yet for 1996 and 4522742Swollman# beyond so your guess is as good as theirs (those who are interested can 4532742Swollman# call 972-2-701411 and ask for the spokeswoman). 4542742Swollman 4552742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4562742SwollmanRule Zion 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D 4572742SwollmanRule Zion 1994 only - Aug 28 0:00 0:00 S 4582742SwollmanRule Zion 1995 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D 4592742SwollmanRule Zion 1995 only - Aug 27 0:00 0:00 S 4602742Swollman 4612742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4622742SwollmanZone Asia/Tel_Aviv 2:19:04 - LMT 1880 4632742Swollman 2:21 - JMT 1918 4642742Swollman 2:00 Zion I%sT 4652742Swollman 4662742Swollman 4672742Swollman############################################################################### 4682742Swollman 4692742Swollman# Japan 4702742Swollman 4712742Swollman# `9:00' and `JST' is from Guy Harris. 4722742Swollman 4732742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 4742742Swollman# Shanks says that the far southern Ryukyu Is (Nansei-Shoto) are 8:00, 4752742Swollman# but we don't have a good location name for them; 4762742Swollman# we don't even know the name of the principal town. 4772742Swollman# There is no information for Marcus. 4782742Swollman# Other Japanese possessions are probably like Asia/Tokyo. 4792742Swollman 4802742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 4812742Swollman# Japan switched from the Japanese calendar on 1893 Jan 1. 4822742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 4832742SwollmanZone Asia/Tokyo 9:19:04 - LMT 1896 4842742Swollman 9:00 - JST 4852742Swollman#Zone Asia/South_Ryukyu 8:14:44 - LMT 1896 # Amitori 4862742Swollman# 8:00 - CST 4872742Swollman 4882742Swollman# Jordan 4892742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 4902742Swollman# Most likely Shanks is merely guessing dates from 1992 on. 4912742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 4922742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 4932742SwollmanRule Jordan 1931 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 4942742SwollmanRule Jordan 1973 only - Jun 6 0:00 1:00 " DST" 4952742SwollmanRule Jordan 1973 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 4962742SwollmanRule Jordan 1974 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 4972742SwollmanRule Jordan 1976 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - 4982742SwollmanRule Jordan 1977 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 4992742SwollmanRule Jordan 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5002742SwollmanRule Jordan 1978 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - 5012742SwollmanRule Jordan 1985 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5022742SwollmanRule Jordan 1985 only - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 5032742SwollmanRule Jordan 1986 1988 - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5042742SwollmanRule Jordan 1986 1990 - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - 5052742SwollmanRule Jordan 1989 only - May 8 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5062742SwollmanRule Jordan 1990 only - Apr 27 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5072742SwollmanRule Jordan 1991 only - Apr 19 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5082742SwollmanRule Jordan 1991 only - Sep 27 0:00 0 - 5092742SwollmanRule Jordan 1992 max - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5102742SwollmanRule Jordan 1992 max - Oct Fri>=1 0:00 0 - 5112742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5122742SwollmanZone Asia/Amman 2:23:44 - LMT 1931 5132742Swollman 2:00 Jordan EET%s 5142742Swollman 5152742Swollman# Kazakhstan 5162742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 5172742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5182742SwollmanZone Asia/Alma-Ata 5:07:48 - LMT 1924 May 2 5192742Swollman 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar 5202742Swollman 6:00 Russia TS%s 5212742Swollman 5222742Swollman 5232742Swollman############################################################################### 5242742Swollman 5252742Swollman# Korea 5262742Swollman 5272742Swollman# From Guy Harris: 5282742Swollman# According to someone at the Korean Times in San Francisco, 5292742Swollman# Daylight Savings Time was not observed until 1987. He did not know 5302742Swollman# at what time of day DST starts or ends. 5312742Swollman 5322742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 5332742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 5342742SwollmanRule ROK 1960 only - May 15 0:00 1:00 D 5352742SwollmanRule ROK 1960 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S 5362742SwollmanRule ROK 1987 1988 - May Sun<=14 0:00 1:00 D 5372742SwollmanRule ROK 1987 1988 - Oct Sun<=14 0:00 0 S 5382742Swollman 5392742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5402742SwollmanZone Asia/Seoul 8:27:52 - LMT 1890 5412742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec 5422742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1928 5432742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1932 5442742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 5452742Swollman 8:00 ROK K%sT 1961 Aug 10 5462742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1968 Oct 5472742Swollman 9:00 ROK K%sT 5482742SwollmanZone Asia/Pyongyang 8:23:00 - LMT 1890 5492742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1904 Dec 5502742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1928 5512742Swollman 8:30 - KST 1932 5522742Swollman 9:00 - KST 1954 Mar 21 5532742Swollman 8:00 - KST 1961 Aug 10 5542742Swollman 9:00 - KST 5552742Swollman 5562742Swollman############################################################################### 5572742Swollman 5582742Swollman 5592742Swollman# Kuwait 5602742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5612742SwollmanZone Asia/Kuwait 3:11:56 - LMT 1950 5622742Swollman 3:00 - AST 5632742Swollman 5642742Swollman# Kyrgyzstan 5652742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5662742SwollmanZone Asia/Frunze 4:58:24 - LMT 1924 May 2 5672742Swollman 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar 5682742Swollman 6:00 Russia TS%s 5692742Swollman 5702742Swollman# Laos 5712742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 5722742SwollmanZone Asia/Vientiane 6:50:24 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 5732742Swollman 7:06 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT 5742742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 5752742Swollman 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 5762742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 5772742Swollman 5782742Swollman# Lebanon 5792742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 5802742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1880 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 5812742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1920 only - Mar 28 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5822742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1920 only - Oct 25 0:00 0 - 5832742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1921 only - Apr 3 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5842742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1921 only - Oct 3 0:00 0 - 5852742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1922 only - Mar 26 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5862742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1922 only - Oct 8 0:00 0 - 5872742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1923 only - Apr 22 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5882742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1923 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 - 5892742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1957 1961 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5902742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1957 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 5912742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1972 only - Jun 22 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5922742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1972 1977 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 5932742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1973 1977 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5942742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1978 only - Apr 30 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5952742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1978 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 - 5962742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1984 1987 - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5972742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1984 max - Oct 16 0:00 0 - 5982742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1988 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 5992742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1989 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6002742SwollmanRule Lebanon 1990 max - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6012742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6022742SwollmanZone Asia/Beirut 2:22:00 - LMT 1880 6032742Swollman 2:00 Lebanon EET%s 6042742Swollman 6052742Swollman# Malaysia 6062742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6072742SwollmanZone Asia/Kuala_Lumpur 6:46:48 - LMT 1880 6082742Swollman 6:55 - SMT 1905 Jun 6092742Swollman 7:00 - SGT 1933 6102742Swollman 7:20 - SGT 1942 Feb 15 6112742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 6122742Swollman 7:20 - SGT 1950 6132742Swollman 7:30 - SGT 1982 May 6142742Swollman 8:00 - SGT 6152742Swollman 6162742Swollman# Maldives 6172742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6182742SwollmanZone Indian/Maldives 4:54:00 - LMT 1880 # Male 6192742Swollman 4:54 - MMT 1960 6202742Swollman 5:00 - PKT 6212742Swollman 6222742Swollman# Mongolia 6232742Swollman# Let's comment out the western and eastern Mongolian time zones 6242742Swollman# till we know what their principal towns are. 6252742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 6262742SwollmanRule Mongol 1978 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 S 6272742SwollmanRule Mongol 1981 1984 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 T 6282742SwollmanRule Mongol 1981 1984 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S 6292742SwollmanRule Mongol 1985 max - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 T 6302742SwollmanRule Mongol 1985 max - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 S 6312742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6322742Swollman#Zone Asia/Dariv 6:14:32 - LMT 1905 Aug 6332742Swollman# 6:00 - DST 1978 6342742Swollman# 7:00 Mongol D%sT 6352742SwollmanZone Asia/Ulan_Bator 7:07:32 - LMT 1905 Aug 6362742Swollman 7:00 - UST 1978 6372742Swollman 8:00 Mongol U%sT 6382742Swollman#Zone Asia/Baruun-Urt 7:33:00 - LMT 1905 Aug 6392742Swollman# 8:00 - BST 1978 6402742Swollman# 9:00 Mongol B%sT 6412742Swollman 6422742Swollman# Nepal 6432742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6442742SwollmanZone Asia/Katmandu 5:41:16 - LMT 1920 6452742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1986 6462742Swollman 5:45 - NPT 6472742Swollman 6482742Swollman# Oman 6492742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6502742SwollmanZone Asia/Muscat 3:54:20 - LMT 1920 6512742Swollman 4:00 - GST 6522742Swollman 6532742Swollman# Pakistan 6542742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6552742SwollmanZone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907 6562742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 6572742Swollman 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 15 6582742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1951 Sep 30 6592742Swollman 5:00 - PKT 6602742Swollman 6612742Swollman# Palestine 6622742Swollman# These rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. 6632742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 6642742SwollmanRule Egypt 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6652742SwollmanRule Egypt 1957 1958 - Oct 1 0:00 0 - 6662742SwollmanRule Egypt 1958 only - May 1 0:00 1:00 " DST" 6672742SwollmanRule Egypt 1959 1981 - May 1 1:00 1:00 " DST" 6682742SwollmanRule Egypt 1959 1965 - Sep 30 3:00 0 - 6692742SwollmanRule Egypt 1966 max - Oct 1 3:00 0 - 6702742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6712742SwollmanZone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct 6722742Swollman 2:00 - EET 1957 May 10 6732742Swollman 2:00 Egypt EET%s 1967 Jun 30 6742742Swollman 2:00 Zion I%sT 6752742Swollman# This will undoubtedly change soon. 6762742Swollman 6772742Swollman# Philippines 6782742Swollman# Howse writes (p 162) that until 1844 the Philippines kept American date. 6792742Swollman# The rest of this data is from Shanks. 6802742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 6812742SwollmanRule Phil 1899 only - May 11 0:00 0 S 6822742SwollmanRule Phil 1936 only - Nov 1 0:00 1:00 D 6832742SwollmanRule Phil 1937 only - Feb 1 0:00 0 S 6842742SwollmanRule Phil 1954 only - Apr 12 0:00 1:00 D 6852742SwollmanRule Phil 1954 only - Jul 1 0:00 0 S 6862742SwollmanRule Phil 1978 only - Mar 22 0:00 1:00 D 6872742SwollmanRule Phil 1978 only - Sep 21 0:00 0 S 6882742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6892742SwollmanZone Asia/Manila -15:56:00 - LMT 1844 6902742Swollman 8:04:00 - LMT 1899 May 11 6912742Swollman 8:00 Phil P%sT 1942 May 6922742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1944 Nov 6932742Swollman 8:00 Phil P%sT 6942742Swollman 6952742Swollman# Qatar 6962742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 6972742SwollmanZone Asia/Qatar 3:26:08 - LMT 1920 # Al Dawhah 6982742Swollman 4:00 - GST 1972 Jun 6992742Swollman 3:00 - AST 7002742Swollman 7012742Swollman# Saudi Arabia 7022742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7032742SwollmanZone Asia/Riyadh 3:06:52 - LMT 1950 7042742Swollman 3:00 - AST 7052742Swollman 7062742Swollman# Singapore 7072742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7082742SwollmanZone Asia/Singapore 6:55:24 - LMT 1880 7092742Swollman 6:55 - SMT 1905 Jun 7102742Swollman 7:00 - SGT 1933 7112742Swollman 7:20 - SGT 1942 Feb 15 7122742Swollman 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 2 7132742Swollman 7:20 - SGT 1950 7142742Swollman 7:30 - SGT 1982 May 7152742Swollman 8:00 - SGT 7162742Swollman 7172742Swollman# Sri Lanka 7182742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7192742SwollmanZone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880 7202742Swollman 5:20 - JMT 1906 7212742Swollman 5:30 - IST 1942 Jan 5 7222742Swollman 5:30 0:30 IHST 1942 Sep 7232742Swollman 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00 7242742Swollman 5:30 - IST 7252742Swollman 7262742Swollman# Syria 7272742Swollman# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S 7282742SwollmanRule Syria 1920 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - 7292742SwollmanRule Syria 1920 1923 - Apr Sun>=15 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7302742SwollmanRule Syria 1920 1923 - Oct Sun>=1 2:00 0 - 7312742SwollmanRule Syria 1962 only - Apr 29 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7322742SwollmanRule Syria 1962 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 7332742SwollmanRule Syria 1963 1965 - May 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7342742SwollmanRule Syria 1963 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 7352742SwollmanRule Syria 1964 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 7362742SwollmanRule Syria 1965 only - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 7372742SwollmanRule Syria 1966 only - Apr 24 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7382742SwollmanRule Syria 1966 1976 - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 7392742SwollmanRule Syria 1967 1978 - May 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7402742SwollmanRule Syria 1977 1978 - Sep 1 2:00 0 - 7412742SwollmanRule Syria 1983 1984 - Apr 9 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7422742SwollmanRule Syria 1983 1984 - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 7432742SwollmanRule Syria 1986 only - Feb 16 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7442742SwollmanRule Syria 1986 only - Oct 9 2:00 0 - 7452742SwollmanRule Syria 1987 only - Mar 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7462742SwollmanRule Syria 1987 1988 - Oct 31 2:00 0 - 7472742SwollmanRule Syria 1988 only - Mar 15 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7482742SwollmanRule Syria 1989 only - Mar 31 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7492742SwollmanRule Syria 1989 only - Oct 1 2:00 0 - 7502742SwollmanRule Syria 1990 max - Apr 1 2:00 1:00 " DST" 7512742SwollmanRule Syria 1990 max - Sep 30 2:00 0 - 7522742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7532742SwollmanZone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 7542742Swollman 2:00 Syria EET%s 7552742Swollman 7562742Swollman# Tajikistan 7572742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7582742SwollmanZone Asia/Dushanbe 4:35:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 7592742Swollman 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar 7602742Swollman 6:00 Russia TS%s 7612742Swollman 7622742Swollman# Thailand 7632742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7642742SwollmanZone Asia/Bangkok 6:42:04 - LMT 1880 7652742Swollman 6:42 - BMT 1920 Apr 7662742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 7672742Swollman 7682742Swollman# Turkmenistan 7692742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7702742SwollmanZone Asia/Ashkhabad 3:53:32 - LMT 1924 May 2 7712742Swollman 4:00 - ASK 1957 Mar 7722742Swollman 5:00 Russia AS%s 7732742Swollman 7742742Swollman# United Arab Emirates 7752742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7762742SwollmanZone Asia/Dubai 3:41:12 - LMT 1920 7772742Swollman 4:00 - GST 7782742Swollman 7792742Swollman# Uzbekistan 7802742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7812742SwollmanZone Asia/Tashkent 4:37:12 - LMT 1924 May 2 7822742Swollman 5:00 - TSK 1957 Mar 7832742Swollman 6:00 Russia TS%s 7842742Swollman 7852742Swollman# Vietnam 7862742Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (November 18, 1993): 7872742Swollman# Saigon's official name is Thanh-Pho Ho Chi Minh, but it's too long. 7882742Swollman# We'll stick with the traditional name for now. 7892742Swollman# From Shanks (1991): 7902742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7912742SwollmanZone Asia/Saigon 7:06:40 - LMT 1906 Jun 9 7922742Swollman 7:06 - SMT 1911 Mar 11 0:01 # Saigon MT 7932742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 1912 May 7942742Swollman 8:00 - ICT 1931 May 7952742Swollman 7:00 - ICT 7962742Swollman 7972742Swollman# Yemen 7982742Swollman# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] 7992742SwollmanZone Asia/Aden 3:00:48 - LMT 1950 8002742Swollman 3:00 - AST 801