[tz] Zabaykalsky Krai (Chita) time zone changes to UTC+9 on March 27, 2016

[Alexander Krivenyshev]

Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu> writes:



> 

> Tim Parenti wrote:

> > Thanks; any word yet on the other potential changes in Astrakhan (UTC+3 
to

> > +4) and Sakhalin (UTC+10 to +11)?

> > http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2015-November/022993.html

> > http://mm.icann.org/pipermail/tz/2015-November/022996.html

> 

> Although the Sakhalin change seems likely to happen, as far as I know it 
is not 

> official yet. See:

> 

> Russian Far-Eastern island may move its time one hour forwards. Tass 2015-
12-29. 

> http://tass.ru/en/society/847533

> 

> I don't know about the Astrakhan change.

> 

> 



Last news about Sakhalin region that government has approved a draft law to 
change the time zone.

Next step is to get approval by the State Duma (probably in January 2016).

http://lenta.ru/news/2015/12/29/time/



As for the Astrakhan region- some news reports that the State Duma adopted 
Bill in the first reading. 

http://ria.ru/society/20151216/1343138125.html



Alexander Krivenyshev (worldtimezone.com)