Synopsis:	Low: tzdata enhancement update
Issue date:	2010-03-31

This updated package addresses the following change to Daylight Saving 
Time (DST) observations:

* although DST was previously announced as beginning in Pakistan on
2010-01-04, it has now been confirmed Pakistan will not observe any DST 
in 2010. (BZ#577710, BZ#577835, BZ#577837)

* after observing DST as a trial in 2009, Bangladesh announced it will 
not observe DST in 2010. (Previous announcements had Bangladesh 
switching to DST on 2010-04-01. This will now not happen.) (BZ#576268, 
BZ#576613, BZ#576614)

* Tunisia did not observer DST in 2009, remaining on UTC+1. On 
2010-02-27, it was announced Tunisia would also not observe DST in 2010. 
(BZ#577793, BZ#577841, BZ#577842)

* On 2010-03-28, the number of time zones used in Russia was reduced 
from eleven to nine. Two regions -- the Samara Oblast and the Udmurt 
Republic -- were switched from UTC+4 to UTC+3. Two others regions -- the 
Kamchatka Krai and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug -- were switched to 
UTC+11. (BZ#576268, BZ#576613, BZ#576614)

* On 2010-03-17, it was announced Syria would move to DST on 2010-04-02 
at 00:00. This is one week later than the previously gazetted date of
2010-03-26. (No BZ#)

* DST transition dates and times for several Australian Antarctic 
Stations were changed. Casey station switched back to UTC+8 on 
2010-03-10; Davis Station switched back to UTC+7 on 2010-03-10. 
Macquarie Island station will remain at UTC+11 and will not switch back 
to UTC+10 when Tasmania ends its DST observance on 2010-04-04, as was 
previously gazetted. (No BZ#)

* as announced on 25th March 2010, DST in the Gaza Strip will start on
2010-03-27 at 00:01. This is 24-hours after DST begins in the West Bank 
and Israel. (No BZ#)

* Samoa's DST transition date was corrected. (No BZ#)

Additionally, on Scientific Linux 5, this update brings timezone
data for Java Runtime Environment, in the included subpackage 
tzdata-java. (BZ#576611)

SL 3.0.x

       SRPMS:
tzdata-2010f-3.el3.src.rpm
       i386:
tzdata-2010f-3.el3.noarch.rpm
       x86_64:
tzdata-2010f-3.el3.noarch.rpm

SL 4.x

       SRPMS:
tzdata-2010f-3.el4.src.rpm
       i386:
tzdata-2010f-3.el4.noarch.rpm
       x86_64:
tzdata-2010f-3.el4.noarch.rpm

SL 5.x

       SRPMS:
tzdata-2010f-10.el5.src.rpm
       i386:
tzdata-2010f-10.el5.i386.rpm
tzdata-java-2010f-10.el5.i386.rpm
       x86_64:
tzdata-2010f-10.el5.x86_64.rpm
tzdata-java-2010f-10.el5.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson