ASEAN Common Time

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Short description: Proposed time zone for southeast Asia


The ASEAN Common Time (ACT) is a proposal to adopt a standard time for all Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states.[1][2] It was proposed in 1995 by Singapore, and in 2004 and 2015 by Malaysia to make business across countries easier.[3][4] The proposal failed because of opposition in Thailand and Cambodia:[3][5] Thais and Cambodians argued that 00 was not really better than 00, which is their current time zone.[3]

Currently, there are four different time zones used by ASEAN countries. 30 (Myanmar); 00 (Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and western Indonesia); 00 (Brunei, central Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore); and 00 (eastern Indonesia).

The proposal would institute 00 as the ASEAN Central Time, putting Myanmar at 00, and leaving the less populous eastern Indonesia at 00.[citation needed] This would result in the vast majority of the region's people and territory lining up at 00—in sync with China , Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Western Australia, while eastern islands of Indonesia would remain at 00—in sync with Japan , South Korea , North Korea, East Timor and Palau.

Some regional businesses have already begun adopting the phrase "ASEAN Common Time", also using the abbreviation ACT, in their press releases, communications, and legal documents. The idea has since been under discussion by ASEAN, with Singapore supporting it strongly.[6][7]

List

ASEAN relation Country UTC offset Time Zone
Abbreviation[8]		 Notes Ref
ASEAN members  Myanmar +06:30 MMT Some experts suggest that moving to 00, rather than 00, would be a more natural change. Myanmar Standard Time
 Thailand +07:00 ICT Tried unsuccessfully to switch to 00 in 2001 by then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The issue remains under discussion. Time in Thailand
 Laos Time in Laos
 Vietnam From 13 June 1975 after reunification Time in Vietnam
 Cambodia Time in Cambodia
 Indonesia +07:00 WIB A single national time zone of 00 has been proposed, however, it is unclear when or if it may be implemented.[9] Time in Indonesia
+08:00 WITA
+09:00 WIT
 Singapore +08:00 SGT/SST Followed Malaysia to switch to UTC+08:00 on 1 January 1982,[10] except for Japanese occupation of Singapore during World War II. Singapore Time
 Malaysia MYT/MST Peninsular Malaysia switched from 30 on 1 January 1982,[10] and East Malaysia uses it since 1933, except for the Japanese Occupation during World War II. Time in Malaysia
 Brunei BNT/BDT Time in Brunei
 Philippines PHT/PST First implemented on 1 January 1845 by redrawing the International Date Line.[note 1][11][12] It became permanent on 29 July 1990 when the country ended the use of daylight saving time, then set at 00.[13] Philippine Standard Time
ASEAN observer states  Timor-Leste +09:00 TLT Time in Timor-Leste
 Papua New Guinea +10:00 PGT Time in Papua New Guinea
+11:00 BST
ASEAN Plus Three  Japan +09:00 JST Japan Standard Time
 South Korea KST Time in South Korea
 People's Republic of China +08:00 CST Time in China

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Notes

  1. ↑ The Philippines was one day behind neighboring countries in Asia since Ferdinand Magellan's arrival on 16 March 1521, then later claimed part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España) known as Spanish Empire on 27 April 1565 until Mexico's independence on 27 September 1821. More than two decades later, on 16 August 1844, then Governor-General Narciso Claveria reformed the Philippines calendar by removing Tuesday, 31 December 1844, to align with the rest of Asia. Monday, 30 December 1844 was immediately followed by Wednesday, 1 January 1845. The change also applied to Caroline Islands, Guam, Marianas Islands, Marshall Islands and Palau for being part of the Captaincy General of the Philippines during those times.

References

  1. ↑ "Association of Southeast Asian Nations · ASEAN Anthem". Aseansec.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222208/http://www.aseansec.org/16300.htm. Retrieved 12 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ "The Nation - Google News Archive Search". https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=437&dat=19961201&id=3hYuAAAAIBAJ&pg=2560,68698%5B%5D. Retrieved 2019-02-25. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Com, The Phuket News (2015-04-25). "Thailand News: Asean unlikely to agree on common time zone". https://www.thephuketnews.com/asean-unlikely-to-agree-on-common-time-zone-52021.php. 
  4. ↑ Media, Kompas Cyber (10 December 2019). "Pengaruh Letak Astronomis ASEAN" (in id). https://www.kompas.com/skola/read/2019/12/10/152102169/pengaruh-letak-astronomis-asean. 
  5. ↑ Sunday, 26 Apr 2015 11:11 PM MYT (26 April 2015). "Proposal for common Asean time zone put on hold, Anifah says | Malay Mail". https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2015/04/26/proposal-for-common-asean-time-zone-put-on-hold-anifah-says/885301. 
  6. ↑ "Remarks By Foreign Minister George Yeo in Parliament in Response To Question on Asean Cooperation". 2 September 2004. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. https://archive.today/20120714202338/http://app.mfa.gov.sg/internet/press/view_press.asp?post_id=1061. 
  7. ↑ "A common Asean time zone? 6 things about time differences in the region". The Straits Times. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190802122656/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/a-common-asean-time-zone-6-things-about-time-differences-in-the-region. Retrieved 21 June 2019. 
  8. ↑ "Time Zone Abbreviations – Worldwide List". timeanddate.com. https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/. 
  9. ↑ "Hatta : Penyatuan Zona Waktu Tidak Batal" (in id). economy.okezone.com. 9 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304123656/http://economy.okezone.com/read/2013/02/09/320/759298/hatta-penyatuan-zona-waktu-tidak-batal. Retrieved 2 February 2017. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Press Release on Time Zone Adjustment" (PDF). 20 December 1981. http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/speeches/record-details/7b34212e-115d-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad. 
  11. ↑ Ichimura, Anri (17 February 2021). "For Over 300 Years, the Philippines Was One Day Behind Every Country in Asia" (in EN). EsquireMag.ph. https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/philippines-international-date-line-time-a00304-20210217-lfrm. 
  12. ↑ Schedler, Joseph (1878). An illustrated manual for the use of the terrestrial and celestial globes. New York. p. 27. https://archive.org/details/illustratedmanua00sche. 
  13. ↑ "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Manila, Philippines". https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/philippines/manila. 



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