*** pgsql/src/timezone/data/asia 2009/12/09 00:35:32 1.18 --- pgsql/src/timezone/data/asia 2010/03/08 01:18:09 1.19 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)asia 8.44 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)asia 8.51 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # *** 196,201 **** --- 196,236 ---- # http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html # + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-12-24): + # According to Bangladesh newspaper "The Daily Star," + # Bangladesh will change its clock back to Standard Time on Dec 31, 2009. + # + # Clock goes back 1-hr on Dec 31 night. + # + # http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=119228 + # + # and + # + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh05.html + # + # + # "...The government yesterday decided to put the clock back by one hour + # on December 31 midnight and the new time will continue until March 31, + # 2010 midnight. The decision came at a cabinet meeting at the Prime + # Minister's Office last night..." + + # From Danvin Ruangchan (2009-12-24): + # ...the news mentions DST will be turned off again 7 months after March + # 31st on Oct 31, 2010. + + # From Arthur David Olson (2009-12-26): + # Indeed, "The government will advance again the Banglasdesh Standard + # Time by one one hour on March 31 next year by enforcing the Daylight + # Saving Time (DST) for seven months. It will continue till October 31 + # until further notice." I take that last sentence as the + # establishment of a rule. + + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S + Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Jun 19 23:00 1:00 S + Rule Dhaka 2010 only - Jan 1 0:00 0 - + Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Mar 31 23:00 1:00 S + Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Nov 1 0:00 0 - + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time? *************** Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890 *** 203,210 **** 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30 6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time ! 6:00 - BDT 2009 Jun 19 23:00 # Bangladesh Time ! 6:00 1:00 BDST # Bhutan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] --- 238,245 ---- 5:30 - IST 1942 Sep 6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30 6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time ! 6:00 - BDT 2009 ! 6:00 Dhaka BD%sT # Bhutan # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] *************** Zone Asia/Urumqi 5:50:20 - LMT 1928 # or *** 363,368 **** --- 398,466 ---- # West Xinjiang, including Aksu, Atushi, Yining, Hetian, Cele, Luopu, Nileke, # Zhaosu, Tekesi, Gongliu, Chabuchaer, Huocheng, Bole, Pishan, Suiding, # and Yarkand. + + # From Luther Ma (2009-10-17): + # Almost all (>99.9%) ethnic Chinese (properly ethnic Han) living in + # Xinjiang use Chinese Standard Time. Some are aware of Xinjiang time, + # but have no need of it. All planes, trains, and schools function on + # what is called "Beijing time." When Han make an appointment in Chinese + # they implicitly use Beijing time. + # + # On the other hand, ethnic Uyghurs, who make up about half the + # population of Xinjiang, typically use "Xinjiang time" which is two + # hours behind Beijing time, or UTC +0600. The government of the Xinjiang + # Uyghur Autonomous Region, (XAUR, or just Xinjiang for short) as well as + # local governments such as the Urumqi city government use both times in + # publications, referring to what is popularly called Xinjiang time as + # "Urumqi time." When Uyghurs make an appointment in the Uyghur language + # they almost invariably use Xinjiang time. + # + # (Their ethnic Han compatriots would typically have no clue of its + # widespread use, however, because so extremely few of them are fluent in + # Uyghur, comparable to the number of Anglo-Americans fluent in Navajo.) + # + # (...As with the rest of China there was a brief interval ending in 1990 + # or 1991 when summer time was in use. The confusion was severe, with + # the province not having dual times but four times in use at the same + # time. Some areas remained on standard Xinjiang time or Beijing time and + # others moving their clocks ahead.) + # + # ...an example of an official website using of Urumqi time. + # + # The first few lines of the Google translation of + # + # http://www.fjysgl.gov.cn/show.aspx?id=2379&cid=39 + # + # (retrieved 2009-10-13) + # > Urumqi fire seven people are missing the alleged losses of at least + # > 500 million yuan + # > + # > (Reporter Dong Liu) the day before 20:20 or so (Urumqi Time 18:20), + # > Urumqi City Department of International Plaza Luther Qiantang River + # > burst fire. As of yesterday, 18:30, Urumqi City Fire officers and men + # > have worked continuously for 22 hours... + + # From Luther Ma (2009-11-19): + # With the risk of being redundant to previous answers these are the most common + # English "transliterations" (w/o using non-English symbols): + # + # 1. Wulumuqi... + # 2. Kashi... + # 3. Urumqi... + # 4. Kashgar... + # ... + # 5. It seems that Uyghurs in Urumqi has been using Xinjiang since at least the + # 1960's. I know of one Han, now over 50, who grew up in the surrounding + # countryside and used Xinjiang time as a child. + # + # 6. Likewise for Kashgar and the rest of south Xinjiang I don't know of any + # start date for Xinjiang time. + # + # Without having access to local historical records, nor the ability to legally + # publish them, I would go with October 1, 1949, when Xinjiang became the Uyghur + # Autonomous Region under the PRC. (Before that Uyghurs, of course, would also + # not be using Beijing time, but some local time.) + Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar 5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time 5:00 - KAST 1980 May *************** Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # o *** 370,377 **** # From Lee Yiu Chung (2009-10-24): ! # I found there are some mistakes for the historial DST rule for Hong ! # Kong. Accoring to the DST record from Hong Kong Observatory (actually, # it is not [an] observatory, but the official meteorological agency of HK, # and also serves as the official timing agency), there are some missing # and incorrect rules. Although the exact switch over time is missing, I --- 468,475 ---- # From Lee Yiu Chung (2009-10-24): ! # I found there are some mistakes for the...DST rule for Hong ! # Kong. [According] to the DST record from Hong Kong Observatory (actually, # it is not [an] observatory, but the official meteorological agency of HK, # and also serves as the official timing agency), there are some missing # and incorrect rules. Although the exact switch over time is missing, I