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The local mean time in Kuala Lumpur was originally GMT+06:46:46. Peninsular Malaysia used this local mean time until 1 January 1901, when they changed to Singapore mean time GMT+06:55:25; this changed to GMT+07:00 in 1905. Between the end of the Second World War and the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963, it was known as British Malayan Standard Time, which was GMT+07:30. At 2330 hrs local time of 31 December 1981, people in Peninsular Malaysia adjusted their clocks and watches ahead by 30 minutes to become 00:00 hours local time of 1 January 1982, to match the time used in East Malaysia, which is UTC+08:00. Singapore Standard Time followed suit and has continued to use the same time as Malaysia.
North Borneo/Sabah Standard TimeandSarawak Standard Time
1 January 1982 – present
UTC+08:00
Malaysia Standard Time
Prior to 1 January 1901 – locations in British Malaya with an astronomical observatory would adopt the local mean time based on the observatory's geographical position. Penang, Malacca and Singapore all had their own observatories; hence, the three Straits Settlements had their respective local mean time, with minutes of differences amongst the three locations.
1901 – On 1 January 1901, the Singapore Local Mean Time (Singapore Mean Time) was adopted by Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States as the Standard Time. This was introduced because railway, postal and telegraph services were becoming more common, and a single standard time will ease scheduling problems. Singapore was chosen because it was the administrative centre for the SS and the FMS then.
1905 – On 1 June 1905, the mean time of the 105th meridian was adopted by Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States as the new standard time. This decision was made way back in February 1904. The mean time of the 105th meridian is GMT+07:00 (the local mean time over Greenwich Royal Observatory near London). This standard time went into effect when the time ball on Fort Canning, Singapore was completed and became operational on the same day.
1920 – In 1920, a bill was introduced in the Straits Settlements Legislative Council to adopt daylight saving time just like the United Kingdom. The proposed time was 30 min forward of the mean time of the 105th meridian east, i.e. GMT+07:30. The reason for proposing this was to allow more leisure time for the labourers after work. This bill was dropped after the first reading.
1932 – 12 years after the 1920 introduction of the daylight saving time Bill, the same bill was reintroduced to the Legislative Council. One of the original reasons for dropping the 1920 bill was the argument that 30 minutes was too much change. Therefore, in 1932 the proposed shift was reduced by 10 minutes, down to 20 minutes ahead of the mean time of the 105th meridian. This was a compromise, which was perceived to be more acceptable to the overcautious Legislative Council members. After 2 debating sessions, this bill was passed and became Ordinance No. 21 of 1932. The short title was daylight saving time Ordinance, 1932. This was to come into force on the first day of January 1933 and was to be in force during the year 1933.
1933 – 1 January 1933, the daylight saving time Ordinance came into effect on New Year's Day. This ordinance as passed was in effect for the year 1933 only. Daylight saving time was 20 minutes faster than standard time, i.e. GMT+07:20.
1934–1935 – For the years 1934 and 1935, the daylight saving time Ordinance in 1932 was extended throughout both years by gazette notification.
1935 – In 1935, the daylight saving time Ordinance in 1932 was amended by Ordinance No. 5 of 1935—The daylight saving time (Amendment) Ordinance, 1935. The year limit 1933 was removed, turning the ordinance into permanent effect without the need for the Governor to declare any extensions. The time of GMT+07:20 became permanent standard time with this amendment. The Survey Department since 1935 by Annual Report advised readers to adjust their clocks appropriately by 20 minutes for the year 1936.
1936 – The daylight saving time Ordinance became Chapter 170 in the 1936 edition of the Laws of the Straits Settlements.
1941 – In 1941, the daylight saving time Ordinance was amended yet again by Ordinance 33 of 1941. Daylight saving time would henceforth be 30 min ahead of the mean time of the 105th meridian (10 min more than the original DST), i.e. GMT+07:30. This came into effect on 1 September 1941. This was the original daylight saving time proposed in 1920 and was met with much opposition then.
1942 – After the Japanese invasion of Malaya, on 16 February 1942, the Japanese formally occupied British Malaya. British Malayan Time moved ahead by 1 hour 30 minutes to conform with Tokyo Standard Time, which is GMT+09:00.
1945 – 12 September 1945, Japanese formally surrendered in Singapore. British Malayan Time reverted to "pre-invasion" standard: GMT+07:30. The exact dates for the change to and from Tokyo Standard Time have not been ascertained yet. The dates given here are based on educated speculation.
On 1 January 1990, the Malaysian Cabinet appointed the National Metrology Laboratory (Sirim) as the official timekeeper of Malaysia. It propagates coordinated universal time plus 8 hours. This timescale is derived from five atomic clocks maintained by Sirim and is always within 0.9 seconds of the legal time.
^Commissioner of Law Revision (1 January 1982). "Malaysian Standard Time Act 1981" (PDF). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
^Cheah, Danyal (9 April 2021). . The Rakyat Post. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Time in Malaysia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2020 Malaysian Standard Time MST Malay Waktu Piawai Malaysia WPM or Malaysian Time MYT is the standard time used in Malaysia It is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time UTC 1 Malaysia does not observe daylight saving time Contents 1 History 1 1 Time in Peninsular Malaysia 1 2 Time in East Malaysia 2 Standardisation of time in Malaysia 3 Timekeeper 4 IANA time zone database 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe local mean time in Kuala Lumpur was originally GMT 06 46 46 Peninsular Malaysia used this local mean time until 1 January 1901 when they changed to Singapore mean time GMT 06 55 25 this changed to GMT 07 00 in 1905 Between the end of the Second World War and the formation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963 it was known as British Malayan Standard Time which was GMT 07 30 At 2330 hrs local time of 31 December 1981 people in Peninsular Malaysia adjusted their clocks and watches ahead by 30 minutes to become 00 00 hours local time of 1 January 1982 to match the time used in East Malaysia which is UTC 08 00 Singapore Standard Time followed suit and has continued to use the same time as Malaysia Time in Peninsular Malaysia edit Period in use Time offset from GMT Name of Time unofficial Prior to 1 January 1901 GMT 06 46 46 British Malayan Mean Time1 January 1901 31 May 1905 GMT 06 55 25 Singapore Mean Time1 June 1905 31 December 1932 GMT 07 00 Standard Zone Time1 January 1933 31 August 1941 GMT 07 20 Malaya Daylight Time Malaya Standard Time1 September 1941 15 February 1942 GMT 07 30 Malaya Standard Time16 February 1942 11 September 1945 GMT 09 00 Tokyo Standard Time12 September 1945 31 December 1981 GMT 07 30 Malaya Standard Time Malaysia Standard Time1 January 1982 present UTC 08 00 Malaysia Standard TimeTime in East Malaysia edit Period in use Time offset from GMT Name of Time unofficial Prior to 1 March 1926 GMT 07 21 20 Kuching Mean Time1 March 1926 31 December 1932 GMT 07 30 North Borneo Standard Time amp Sarawak Standard Time1 January 1933 15 February 1942 GMT 08 00 North Borneo amp Sarawak Standard Time16 February 1942 11 September 1945 GMT 09 00 Tokyo Standard Time12 September 1945 31 December 1981 GMT 08 00 North Borneo Sabah Standard Time and Sarawak Standard Time1 January 1982 present UTC 08 00 Malaysia Standard TimePrior to 1 January 1901 locations in British Malaya with an astronomical observatory would adopt the local mean time based on the observatory s geographical position Penang Malacca and Singapore all had their own observatories hence the three Straits Settlements had their respective local mean time with minutes of differences amongst the three locations 1901 On 1 January 1901 the Singapore Local Mean Time Singapore Mean Time was adopted by Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States as the Standard Time This was introduced because railway postal and telegraph services were becoming more common and a single standard time will ease scheduling problems Singapore was chosen because it was the administrative centre for the SS and the FMS then 1905 On 1 June 1905 the mean time of the 105th meridian was adopted by Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States as the new standard time This decision was made way back in February 1904 The mean time of the 105th meridian is GMT 07 00 the local mean time over Greenwich Royal Observatory near London This standard time went into effect when the time ball on Fort Canning Singapore was completed and became operational on the same day 1920 In 1920 a bill was introduced in the Straits Settlements Legislative Council to adopt daylight saving time just like the United Kingdom The proposed time was 30 min forward of the mean time of the 105th meridian east i e GMT 07 30 The reason for proposing this was to allow more leisure time for the labourers after work This bill was dropped after the first reading 1932 12 years after the 1920 introduction of the daylight saving time Bill the same bill was reintroduced to the Legislative Council One of the original reasons for dropping the 1920 bill was the argument that 30 minutes was too much change Therefore in 1932 the proposed shift was reduced by 10 minutes down to 20 minutes ahead of the mean time of the 105th meridian This was a compromise which was perceived to be more acceptable to the overcautious Legislative Council members After 2 debating sessions this bill was passed and became Ordinance No 21 of 1932 The short title was daylight saving time Ordinance 1932 This was to come into force on the first day of January 1933 and was to be in force during the year 1933 1933 1 January 1933 the daylight saving time Ordinance came into effect on New Year s Day This ordinance as passed was in effect for the year 1933 only Daylight saving time was 20 minutes faster than standard time i e GMT 07 20 1934 1935 For the years 1934 and 1935 the daylight saving time Ordinance in 1932 was extended throughout both years by gazette notification 1935 In 1935 the daylight saving time Ordinance in 1932 was amended by Ordinance No 5 of 1935 The daylight saving time Amendment Ordinance 1935 The year limit 1933 was removed turning the ordinance into permanent effect without the need for the Governor to declare any extensions The time of GMT 07 20 became permanent standard time with this amendment The Survey Department since 1935 by Annual Report advised readers to adjust their clocks appropriately by 20 minutes for the year 1936 1936 The daylight saving time Ordinance became Chapter 170 in the 1936 edition of the Laws of the Straits Settlements 1941 In 1941 the daylight saving time Ordinance was amended yet again by Ordinance 33 of 1941 Daylight saving time would henceforth be 30 min ahead of the mean time of the 105th meridian 10 min more than the original DST i e GMT 07 30 This came into effect on 1 September 1941 This was the original daylight saving time proposed in 1920 and was met with much opposition then 1942 After the Japanese invasion of Malaya on 16 February 1942 the Japanese formally occupied British Malaya British Malayan Time moved ahead by 1 hour 30 minutes to conform with Tokyo Standard Time which is GMT 09 00 1945 12 September 1945 Japanese formally surrendered in Singapore British Malayan Time reverted to pre invasion standard GMT 07 30 The exact dates for the change to and from Tokyo Standard Time have not been ascertained yet The dates given here are based on educated speculation Standardisation of time in Malaysia editPrime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad declared that people in Peninsular Malaysia would adjust their clocks ahead by 30 minutes to match the time in use in East Malaysia UTC 08 00 on 31 December 1981 2 Timekeeper editOn 1 January 1990 the Malaysian Cabinet appointed the National Metrology Laboratory Sirim as the official timekeeper of Malaysia It propagates coordinated universal time plus 8 hours This timescale is derived from five atomic clocks maintained by Sirim and is always within 0 9 seconds of the legal time IANA time zone database editThe IANA time zone database contains two zones for Malaysia in the file zone tab c c coordinates TZ comments UTC offset UTC offset DST NotesMY 0310 10142 Asia Kuala Lumpur Malaysia peninsula 08 00MY 0133 11020 Asia Kuching Sabah Sarawak 08 00References edit Commissioner of Law Revision 1 January 1982 Malaysian Standard Time Act 1981 PDF Retrieved 11 September 2020 Cheah Danyal 9 April 2021 The Forgotten History Of Malaysia s 6 Timezone Changes The Rakyat Post Archived from the original on 10 February 2022 Retrieved 16 September 2022 External links editMalaysian Standard Time Official site Time Zones in Malaysia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Time in Malaysia amp oldid 1171972842, 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