Egypt, Mauritius, Bangladesh.
# <pre>
-# @(#)africa 8.21
+# @(#)africa 8.23
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
# In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth
# Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday
# in September.
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11):
+# We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet
+# Information and Decision Support Center:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html
+# </a>
+#
+# The Middle East News Agency
+# <a href="http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx">
+# http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx
+# </a>
+# also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21"
+# today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT."
+# Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service,
+# and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine
+# (at least today).
+
Rule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 23:00s 0 -
-Rule Egypt 2009 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 -
+Rule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 23:00s 0 -
+Rule Egypt 2010 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct
# http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf
# </a>
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05):
+# According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe
+# DST the coming summer...
+#
+# Some sources, in French:
+# <a href="http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-%C2%AB-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ne-sera-pas-appliqu%C3%A9e-cette-ann%C3%A9e-%C2%BB">
+# http://www.defimedia.info/news/946/Rashid-Beebeejaun-:-%C2%AB-L%E2%80%99heure-d%E2%80%99%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ne-sera-pas-appliqu%C3%A9e-cette-ann%C3%A9e-%C2%BB
+# </a>
+# <a href="http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-%C3%A9conomie-d-%C3%A9nergie-de-l-heure-d-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ont-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-atteints-">
+# http://lexpress.mu/Story/3398~Beebeejaun---Les-objectifs-d-%C3%A9conomie-d-%C3%A9nergie-de-l-heure-d-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-ont-%C3%A9t%C3%A9-atteints-
+# </a>
+#
+# Our wrap-up:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11):
+# The "mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat" wrapup includes this:
+# "The trial ended on March 29, 2009, when the clocks moved back by one hour
+# at 2am (or 02:00) local time..."
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Mauritius 1982 only - Oct 10 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Mauritius 1983 only - Mar 21 0:00 0 -
-Rule Mauritius 2008 max - Oct lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S
-Rule Mauritius 2009 max - Mar lastSun 2:00s 0 -
+Rule Mauritius 2008 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Mauritius 2009 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Indian/Mauritius 3:50:00 - LMT 1907 # Port Louis
4:00 Mauritius MU%sT # Mauritius Time
# <pre>
-# @(#)asia 8.34
+# @(#)asia 8.36
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html
# </a>
-# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
-Rule Bang 2009 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 -
-Rule Bang 2009 only - Jun 20 0:00 1:00 S
+# From A. N. M. Kamrus Saadat (2009-06-15):
+# Finally we've got the official mail regarding DST start time where DST start
+# time is mentioned as Jun 19 2009, 23:00 from BTRC (Bangladesh
+# Telecommunication Regulatory Commission).
+#
+# No DST end date has been announced yet.
+
+# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11):
+# Arbitrarily end DST at the end of 2009 so that a POSIX-sytle time zone string
+# can appear in the Dhaka binary file and for the benefit of old glibc
+# reimplementations of the time zone software that mishandle permanent DST.
+# A change will be required once the end date is known.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890
5:30 - IST 1942 Sep
6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30
6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time
- 6:00 - BDT 2009 # Bangladesh Time
- 6:00 Bang BD%sT
+ 6:00 - BDT 2009 Jun 19 23:00 # Bangladesh Time
+ 6:00 1:00 BDST 2010
+ 6:00 - BDT
# Bhutan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
# <pre>
-# @(#)australasia 8.11
+# @(#)australasia 8.12
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
-11:00 - SST # S=Samoa
# Samoa
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-12-06):
+# The Samoa government (Western Samoa) may implement DST on the first Sunday of
+# October 2009 (October 4, 2009) until the last Sunday of March 2010 (March 28,
+# 2010).
+#
+# "Selected Committee reports to Cabinet on Daylight Saving Time",
+# Government of Samoa:
+# <a href="http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560">
+# http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html
+# </a>
+
Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5
-11:26:56 - LMT 1911
-11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time
# <pre>
-# @(#)europe 8.21
+# @(#)europe 8.22
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
Rule EU 1981 max - Mar lastSun 1:00u 1:00 S
Rule EU 1996 max - Oct lastSun 1:00u 0 -
# The most recent directive covers the years starting in 2002. See:
-# <a href="http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/lif/dat/2000/en_300L0084.html">
+# <a="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32000L0084:EN:NOT">
# Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
# of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements.
# </a>
# <pre>
-# @(#)leapseconds 8.8
+# @(#)leapseconds 8.9
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
# SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
# 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)
-# Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 29
+# Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26
# FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
# Internet : services.iers@obspm.fr
#
-# Paris, 15 January 2009
+# Paris, 4 July 2009
#
-# Bulletin C 37
+# Bulletin C 38
#
# To authorities responsible
# for the measurement and
#
# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
#
-# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2009.
+# NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2009.
# The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the
# International Atomic Time TAI is :
#
# will be no time step at the next possible date.
#
# Daniel GAMBIS
-# Head
-# Earth Orientation Center of the IERS
+# Director
+# Earth Orientation Center of IERS
# Observatoire de Paris, France
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