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RSS Some of the countries and states that have made changes to their daylight saving time schedule or time zone since 2007 are described here.

Updates in 2009

1-Jul-2009
[19-Jun-2009]		Brazil Considers Having Only One Time Zone

Brazil may only have one time zone in the near future after a recent proposal on the matter moved one step closer to being made into law.

18-Jun-2009Bolivia Plans to Move Time Zone One Hour Back

Bolivia’s government may push the nation’s time back by one hour to prevent the spread of colds and influenza A virus subtype H1N1.

16-Jun-2009
[7-Apr-2009]		Bangladesh Starts Daylight Saving Time on June 19, 2009

Bangladesh will start daylight saving time at 11pm on June 19, 2009, to alleviate the nation’s energy crisis.

5-Jun-2009Mauritius Will Not Repeat Daylight Saving Time

Mauritius will not observe daylight saving time (DST) in 2009, according to a recent government announcement and news reports.

2-Jun-2009
[26-Mar-2009]		Pakistan starts Daylight Saving Time April 15, 2009
17-May-2009
[16-May-2009]		Western Australia says No to DST
28-Apr-2009South Australia Extends Daylight Saving Time
23-Apr-2009Egypt Starts DST at Midnight Between April 23–24, 2009
14-Apr-2009
[22-Jan-2009]		Montana Will Not Scrap Daylight Saving Time
7-Apr-2009Mixed Reactions on Daylight Saving Time in Mexico
6-Apr-2009
[23-Jan-2009]		Alaska Closer to Eliminating Daylight Saving Time
26-Mar-2009
[5-Mar-2009]		Europe Starts Daylight Saving Time on March 29, 2009
19-Mar-2009Syria’s Daylight Saving Starts on March 27, 2009
17-Mar-2009Morocco’s Daylight Saving Time Starts June 1, 2009
16-Mar-2009Tunisia Abandons Daylight Saving Time in 2009
13-Mar-2009Argentina’s San Luis Province Has New Time Zone
10-Mar-2009Australia Ends Daylight Saving Time in March/April 2009
10-Mar-2009New Zealand Ends Daylight Saving Time on April 5, 2009
5-Mar-2009Cuba Starts Daylight Saving Between March 7–8, 2009
5-Mar-2009
[18-Feb-2009]		Mexico Starts Daylight Saving Time on April 5, 2009
18-Feb-2009USA/Canada Start Daylight Saving Time on March 8, 2009
17-Feb-2009
[6-Feb-2009]		South Korea Considers Daylight Saving Time Again

Updates in 2008

6-Feb-2009
[8-Sep-2008]		Argentina Confirms Latest Daylight Saving Schedule
28-Jan-2009
[24-Sep-2008]		Western Australians To Vote On Daylight Saving
15-Dec-2008Australia’s Newest Daylight Saving Party Emerges
28-Nov-2008Samoa Starts Daylight Saving Time in 2009
14-Nov-2008Argentina's San Luis Province Plans Different Time Zone
10-Nov-2008
[29-Feb-2008]		US Gets Ready for Daylight Saving Switch on March 9
10-Nov-2008
[10-Nov-2008]		Report Reveals Daylight Saving “Saves” Energy
21-Oct-2008Mexico Ends Daylight Saving Earlier Than USA
21-Oct-2008USA and Canada End 2008 Daylight Saving Time
15-Oct-2008Europe’s 2008 Daylight Saving Schedule Ends
15-Oct-2008Jersey Rejects Central European Time
7-Oct-2008
[26-Mar-2008]		Syria Observes Daylight Saving Time 2008
7-Oct-2008Syria’s Daylight Saving End Date Confirmed
2-Oct-2008
[2-Sep-2008]		South Australia Extends Daylight Saving in 2008–2009
1-Oct-2008
[29-Aug-2008]		Middle East’s Mixed Daylight Saving Times in 2008
26-Sep-2008Daylight Saving Time Extended for New Zealanders
24-Sep-2008
[29-Aug-2008]		Brazil Confirms Daylight Saving From 2008 Onwards
24-Sep-2008Time Zone Issues May Affect Indiana Election
3-Sep-2008Thousands in Japan Adopt “Daylight Saving” Plan
29-Aug-2008Pakistan Extends Daylight Saving Hours in 2008
27-Aug-2008
[22-May-2008]		Morocco revives daylight saving schedule in 2008
27-Aug-2008Morocco’s Daylight Saving Ends Earlier than Expected
27-Aug-2008
[15-May-2008]		Pakistan turns to daylight saving to address power crisis
18-Aug-2008Russia One Step Closer to Ending Daylight Saving
14-Aug-2008Egypt Ends Daylight Saving Before Ramadan
14-Aug-2008
[26-Mar-2008]		Turkey Considers Daylight Saving All Year Round
10-Jul-2008
[25-Jun-2008]		Mauritius turns the clock forward in October 2008
24-Jun-2008Brazil Abolishes Its Fourth Time Zone in 2008
30-May-2008South Africa Discards Daylight Saving Idea
29-Mar-2008
[27-Mar-2008]		Europe Embarks on Daylight Saving Schedule 2008
28-Mar-2008Confusion over Daylight Saving Time in Australia and New Zealand
27-Mar-2008France and Spain kicks into “Double Summer Time”
27-Mar-2008UK Debates to Extend Daylight Saving for Entire Year
13-Mar-2008
[12-Mar-2008]		Cuba starts Daylight Saving Time on March 16, 2008
12-Mar-2008
[4-Mar-2008]		Guatemala Cancels Daylight Saving for Safety Fear
11-Mar-2008South Africa Talks of Time Zone Split
10-Mar-2008Easter Island Extends Daylight Saving Time
10-Mar-2008Iraq Dumps Daylight Saving Time in 2008
5-Mar-2008Canada Follows US Daylight Saving Time
4-Mar-2008Mexico Sticks With Same Daylight Saving Schedule
3-Mar-2008Indiana Unites for Daylight Saving Time
29-Feb-2008Argentina: San Luis move out of Daylight Saving Time
12-Feb-2008Chile: Energy Crisis and Drought Extends Daylight Saving Time

Updates in 2007

27-Dec-2007
[21-Dec-2007]		Argentina: Daylight Saving Time start on December 30, 2007
29-Nov-2007
[20-Sep-2007]		Venezuela: Clocks to be set back 30 minutes on December 9, 2007
20-Sep-2007Brazil: Daylight Saving Time dates for 2007–2008 announced
1-Mar-2007United States and Canada: Daylight Saving Time Extended Starting 2007
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