diff --git a/src/timezone/data/africa b/src/timezone/data/africa index 3f92eb4745..ad89bb743c 100644 --- a/src/timezone/data/africa +++ b/src/timezone/data/africa @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # 
-# @(#)africa	8.21
+# @(#)africa	8.23
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -276,8 +276,27 @@ Rule	Egypt	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=1	23:00s	0	-
 # 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:
+# 
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html
+# 
+# 
+# The Middle East News Agency
+# 
+# http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx
+# 
+# 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
@@ -502,11 +521,33 @@ Zone Africa/Nouakchott	-1:03:48 -	LMT	1912
 # http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/assemblysite/file/bill2708.pdf
 # 
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-06-05):
+# According to several sources, Mauritius will not continue to observe
+# DST the coming summer...
+#
+# Some sources, in French:
+# 
+# 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://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-
+# 
+#
+# Our wrap-up:
+# 
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/mauritius-dst-will-not-repeat.html
+# 
+
+# 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
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/asia b/src/timezone/data/asia
index de2ca39352..13a1989251 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/asia
+++ b/src/timezone/data/asia
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # 
-# @(#)asia	8.34
+# @(#)asia	8.36
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -165,9 +165,18 @@ Zone	Asia/Bahrain	3:22:20 -	LMT	1920		# Al Manamah
 # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/bangladesh-daylight-saving-2009.html
 # 
 
-# 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
@@ -176,8 +185,9 @@ 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]
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/australasia b/src/timezone/data/australasia
index efcfec74d1..2fc370f8bb 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/australasia
+++ b/src/timezone/data/australasia
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # 
-# @(#)australasia	8.11
+# @(#)australasia	8.12
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -427,6 +427,22 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago	 12:37:12 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 			-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:
+# 
+# http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560
+# 
+# or
+# 
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html
+# 
+
 Zone Pacific/Apia	 12:33:04 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 			-11:26:56 -	LMT	1911
 			-11:30	-	SAMT	1950		# Samoa Time
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/europe b/src/timezone/data/europe
index 3f39215bf6..adf20a2828 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/europe
+++ b/src/timezone/data/europe
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # 
-# @(#)europe	8.21
+# @(#)europe	8.22
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ Rule	EU	1979	1995	-	Sep	lastSun	 1:00u	0	-
 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:
-# 
+# 
 # Directive 2000/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
 # of 19 January 2001 on summer-time arrangements.
 # 
diff --git a/src/timezone/data/leapseconds b/src/timezone/data/leapseconds
index d6343c0209..a3c95efb1c 100644
--- a/src/timezone/data/leapseconds
+++ b/src/timezone/data/leapseconds
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # 
-# @(#)leapseconds	8.8
+# @(#)leapseconds	8.9
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ Leap	2008	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 # 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
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Leap	2008	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 #
 # 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 :		
 #
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ Leap	2008	Dec	31	23:59:60	+	S
 # 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