Update time zone data files to tzdata release 2009s: DST law changes in

Antarctica, Argentina, Bangladesh, Fiji, Novokuznetsk, Pakistan, Palestine,
Samoa, Syria.  Also historical corrections for Hong Kong.

src/timezone/data/antarctica

 # <pre>
-# @(#)antarctica	8.5
+# @(#)antarctica	8.7
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -80,15 +80,38 @@ Rule	ChileAQ	2000	max	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
 # Davis, Vestfold Hills, -6835+07759, since 1957-01-13
 #	(except 1964-11 - 1969-02)
 # Mawson, Holme Bay, -6736+06253, since 1954-02-13
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-03-11):
+# Three Australian stations in Antarctica have changed their time zone:
+# Casey moved from UTC+8 to UTC+11
+# Davis moved from UTC+7 to UTC+5
+# Mawson moved from UTC+6 to UTC+5
+# The changes occurred on 2009-10-18 at 02:00 (local times).
+#
+# Government source: (Australian Antarctic Division)
+# <a href="http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079">
+# http://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=37079
+# </a>
+#
+# We have more background information here:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/antarctica-new-times.html
+# </a>
+
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone Antarctica/Casey	0	-	zzz	1969
-			8:00	-	WST	# Western (Aus) Standard Time
+			8:00	-	WST	2009 Oct 18 2:00
+						# Western (Aus) Standard Time
+			11:00	-	CAST	# Casey Time
 Zone Antarctica/Davis	0	-	zzz	1957 Jan 13
 			7:00	-	DAVT	1964 Nov # Davis Time
 			0	-	zzz	1969 Feb
-			7:00	-	DAVT
+			7:00	-	DAVT	2009 Oct 18 2:00
+			5:00	-	DAVT
 Zone Antarctica/Mawson	0	-	zzz	1954 Feb 13
-			6:00	-	MAWT	# Mawson Time
+			6:00	-	MAWT	2009 Oct 18 2:00
+						# Mawson Time
+			5:00	-	MAWT
 # References:
 # <a href="http://www.antdiv.gov.au/aad/exop/sfo/casey/casey_aws.html">
 # Casey Weather (1998-02-26)

src/timezone/data/australasia

 # <pre>
-# @(#)australasia	8.12
+# @(#)australasia	8.15
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -248,9 +248,30 @@ Zone	Indian/Cocos	6:27:40	-	LMT	1900
 			6:30	-	CCT	# Cocos Islands Time
 
 # Fiji
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-11-10):
+# According to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation,  Fiji plans to re-introduce DST
+# from November 29th 2009  to April 25th 2010.
+#
+# "Daylight savings to commence this month"
+# <a href="http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=23719">
+# http://www.radiofiji.com.fj/fullstory.php?id=23719
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji01.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_fiji01.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-11-10):
+# The Fiji Government has posted some more details about the approved
+# amendments:
+# <a href="http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_16198.shtml">
+# http://www.fiji.gov.fj/publish/page_16198.shtml
+# </a>
 # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
 Rule	Fiji	1998	1999	-	Nov	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S
 Rule	Fiji	1999	2000	-	Feb	lastSun	3:00	0	-
+Rule	Fiji	2009	only	-	Nov	29	2:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Fiji	2010	only	-	Apr	25	3:00	0	-
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 Zone	Pacific/Fiji	11:53:40 -	LMT	1915 Oct 26	# Suva
 			12:00	Fiji	FJ%sT	# Fiji Time
@@ -443,10 +464,56 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago	 12:37:12 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html
 # </a>
 
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-27):
+# Samoa's parliament passed the Daylight Saving Bill 2009, and will start 
+# daylight saving time on the first Sunday of October 2009 and end on the 
+# last Sunday of March 2010. We hope that the full text will be published 
+# soon, but we believe that the bill is only valid for 2009-2010. Samoa's 
+# Daylight Saving Act 2009 will be enforced as soon as the Head of State 
+# executes a proclamation publicizing this Act.
+#
+# Some background information here, which will be updated once we have 
+# more details:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/samoa-dst-plan-2009.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-10-03):
+# First, my deepest condolences to people of Samoa islands and all families and
+# loved ones around the world who lost their lives in the earthquake and tsunami.
+#
+# Considering the recent devastation on Samoa by earthquake and tsunami and that
+# many government offices/ ministers are closed- not sure if "Daylight Saving
+# Bill 2009" will be implemented in next few days- on October 4, 2009.
+#
+# Here is reply from Consulate-General of Samoa in New Zealand
+# ---------------------------
+# Consul General
+# consulgeneral@samoaconsulate.org.nz
+#
+# Talofa Alexander,
+#
+# Thank you for your sympathy for our country but at this time we have not
+# been informed about the Daylight Savings Time Change.  Most Ministries in
+# Apia are closed or relocating due to weather concerns.
+#
+# When we do find out if they are still proceeding with the time change we
+# will advise you soonest.
+#
+# Kind Regards,
+# Lana
+# for: Consul General
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-05):
+# We have called a hotel in Samoa and asked about local time there - they 
+# are still on standard time.
+
 Zone Pacific/Apia	 12:33:04 -	LMT	1879 Jul  5
 			-11:26:56 -	LMT	1911
 			-11:30	-	SAMT	1950		# Samoa Time
-			-11:00	-	WST			# Samoa Time
+			-11:00	-	WST	2009 Oct 4
+			-11:00	1:00	WSDT	2010 Mar 28
+			-11:00	-	WST
 
 # Solomon Is
 # excludes Bougainville, for which see Papua New Guinea

src/timezone/data/europe

 # <pre>
-# @(#)europe	8.22
+# @(#)europe	8.24
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -2072,9 +2072,43 @@ Zone Asia/Novosibirsk	 5:31:40 -	LMT	1919 Dec 14 6:00
 			 6:00	Russia	NOV%sT	1992 Jan 19 2:00s
 			 7:00	Russia	NOV%sT	1993 May 23 # say Shanks & P.
 			 6:00	Russia	NOV%sT
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-10-13):
+# Kemerovo oblast' (Kemerovo region) in Russia will change current time zone on
+# March 28, 2010:
+# from current Russia Zone 6 - Krasnoyarsk Time Zone (KRA) UTC +0700
+# to Russia Zone 5 - Novosibirsk Time Zone (NOV) UTC +0600
+#
+# This is according to Government of Russia decree # 740, on September
+# 14, 2009 "Application in the territory of the Kemerovo region the Fifth
+# time zone." ("Russia Zone 5" or old "USSR Zone 5" is GMT +0600)
+#
+# Russian Government web site (Russian language)
+# <a href="http://www.government.ru/content/governmentactivity/rfgovernmentdecisions/archiv">
+# http://www.government.ru/content/governmentactivity/rfgovernmentdecisions/archive/2009/09/14/991633.htm
+# </a>
+# or Russian-English translation by WorldTimeZone.com with reference
+# map to local region and new Russia Time Zone map after March 28, 2010
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia03.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia03.html
+# </a>
+#
+# Thus, when Russia will switch to DST on the night of March 28, 2010
+# Kemerovo region (Kemerovo oblast') will not change the clock.
+#
+# As a result, Kemerovo oblast' will be in the same time zone as
+# Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Barnaul and Altai Republic.
+
+Zone Asia/Novokuznetsk	 5:48:48 -	NMT	1920 Jan  6
+			 6:00	-	KRAT	1930 Jun 21 # Krasnoyarsk Time
+			 7:00	Russia	KRA%sT	1991 Mar 31 2:00s
+			 6:00	Russia	KRA%sT	1992 Jan 19 2:00s
+			 7:00	Russia	KRA%sT	2010 Mar 28 2:00s
+			 6:00	Russia	NOV%sT # Novosibirsk/Novokuznetsk Time
+
 #
 # From Oscar van Vlijmen (2001-08-25): [This region consists of]
-# Kemerovskaya oblast', Krasnoyarskij kraj,
+# Krasnoyarskij kraj,
 # Tajmyrskij (Dolgano-Nenetskij) avtonomnyj okrug,
 # Respublika Tuva, Respublika Khakasiya, Evenkijskij avtonomnyj okrug.
 Zone Asia/Krasnoyarsk	 6:11:20 -	LMT	1920 Jan  6

src/timezone/data/southamerica

 # <pre>
-# @(#)southamerica	8.36
+# @(#)southamerica	8.40
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 
@@ -215,9 +215,23 @@ Rule	Arg	2000	only	-	Mar	3	0:00	0	-
 # http://www.jujuy.gov.ar/index2/partes_prensa/18_10_08/235-181008.doc
 # </a>
 
+# From fullinet (2009-10-18):
+# As announced in
+# <a hef="http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356">
+# http://www.argentina.gob.ar/argentina/portal/paginas.dhtml?pagina=356
+# </a>
+# (an official .gob.ar) under title: "Sin Cambio de Hora" (english: "No hour change")
+#
+# "Por el momento, el Gobierno Nacional resolvio no modificar la hora
+# oficial, decision que estaba en estudio para su implementacion el
+# domingo 18 de octubre. Desde el Ministerio de Planificacion se anuncio
+# que la Argentina hoy, en estas condiciones meteorologicas, no necesita
+# la modificacion del huso horario, ya que 2009 nos encuentra con
+# crecimiento en la produccion y distribucion energetica."
+
 Rule	Arg	2007	only	-	Dec	30	0:00	1:00	S
-Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
-Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
+Rule	Arg	2008	2009	-	Mar	Sun>=15	0:00	0	-
+Rule	Arg	2008	only	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
  
 # From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21):
 # Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing
@@ -389,15 +403,40 @@ Rule	Arg	2008	max	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
 # during 2009, this timezone change will run from 00:00 the third Sunday
 # in March until 24:00 of the second Saturday in October.
 
-# From Arthur David Olson (2009-03-16):
-# The unofficial claim at
-# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/san-luis-new-time-zone.html">
-# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/san-luis-new-time-zone.html
+# From Mariano Absatz (2009-10-16):
+# ...the Province of San Luis is a case in itself.
+#
+# The Law at
+# <a href="http://www.diputadossanluis.gov.ar/diputadosasp/paginas/verNorma.asp?NormaID=276>"
+# http://www.diputadossanluis.gov.ar/diputadosasp/paginas/verNorma.asp?NormaID=276
 # </a>
-# is that "The province will most likely follow the next daylight saving schedule,
-# which is planned for the second Sunday in October."
-
+# is ambiguous because establishes a calendar from the 2nd Sunday in
+# October at 0:00 thru the 2nd Saturday in March at 24:00 and the
+# complement of that starting on the 2nd Sunday of March at 0:00 and
+# ending on the 2nd Saturday of March at 24:00.
+#
+# This clearly breaks every time the 1st of March or October is a Sunday.
+#
+# IMHO, the "spirit of the Law" is to make the changes at 0:00 on the 2nd
+# Sunday of October and March.
 #
+# The problem is that the changes in the rest of the Provinces that did
+# change in 2007/2008, were made according to the Federal Law and Decrees
+# that did so on the 3rd Sunday of October and March.
+#
+# In fact, San Luis actually switched from UTC-4 to UTC-3 last Sunday
+# (October 11th) at 0:00.
+#
+# So I guess a new set of rules, besides "Arg", must be made and the last
+# America/Argentina/San_Luis entries should change to use these...
+#
+# I'm enclosing a patch that does what I say... regretfully, the San Luis
+# timezone must be called "WART/WARST" even when most of the time (like,
+# right now) WARST == ART... that is, since last Sunday, all the country
+# is using UTC-3, but in my patch, San Luis calls it "WARST" and the rest
+# of the country calls it "ART".
+# ...
+
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
 #
 # Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF),
@@ -530,6 +569,10 @@ Zone America/Argentina/Mendoza -4:35:16 - LMT	1894 Oct 31
 			-3:00	-	ART
 #
 # San Luis (SL)
+
+Rule	SanLuis	2008	max	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00	0	-
+Rule	SanLuis	2007	max	-	Oct	Sun>=8	0:00	1:00	S
+
 Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT	1894 Oct 31
 			-4:16:48 -	CMT	1920 May
 			-4:00	-	ART	1930 Dec
@@ -544,8 +587,7 @@ Zone America/Argentina/San_Luis -4:25:24 - LMT	1894 Oct 31
 			-3:00	-	ART	2004 May 31
 			-4:00	-	WART	2004 Jul 25
 			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	2008 Jan 21
-			-3:00	-	ART	2009 Mar 15
-			-4:00	Arg	WAR%sT
+			-4:00	SanLuis	WAR%sT
 #
 # Santa Cruz (SC)
 Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31

src/timezone/data/zone.tab

 # <pre>
-# @(#)zone.tab	8.28
+# @(#)zone.tab	8.29
 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
 # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
 #
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ RU	+5312+05009	Europe/Samara	Moscow+01 - Samara, Udmurtia
 RU	+5651+06036	Asia/Yekaterinburg	Moscow+02 - Urals
 RU	+5500+07324	Asia/Omsk	Moscow+03 - west Siberia
 RU	+5502+08255	Asia/Novosibirsk	Moscow+03 - Novosibirsk
+RU	+5345+08707	Asia/Novokuznetsk	Moscow+03 - Novokuznetsk
 RU	+5601+09250	Asia/Krasnoyarsk	Moscow+04 - Yenisei River
 RU	+5216+10420	Asia/Irkutsk	Moscow+05 - Lake Baikal
 RU	+6200+12940	Asia/Yakutsk	Moscow+06 - Lena River