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diff --git a/africa b/africa
index 6e268c947819..ad89bb743c1a 100644
--- a/africa
+++ b/africa
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# <pre>
-# @(#)africa 8.22
+# @(#)africa 8.23
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
@@ -276,8 +276,27 @@ Rule Egypt 2007 only - Sep Thu>=1 23:00s 0 -
# In 2009 (and for the next several years), Ramadan ends before the fourth
# Thursday in September; Egypt is expected to revert to the last Thursday
# in September.
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-11):
+# We have been able to confirm the August change with the Egyptian Cabinet
+# Information and Decision Support Center:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/egypt-dst-ends-2009.html
+# </a>
+#
+# The Middle East News Agency
+# <a href="http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx">
+# http://www.mena.org.eg/index.aspx
+# </a>
+# also reports "Egypt starts winter time on August 21"
+# today in article numbered "71, 11/08/2009 12:25 GMT."
+# Only the title above is available without a subscription to their service,
+# and can be found by searching for "winter" in their search engine
+# (at least today).
+
Rule Egypt 2008 only - Aug lastThu 23:00s 0 -
-Rule Egypt 2009 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 -
+Rule Egypt 2009 only - Aug 20 23:00s 0 -
+Rule Egypt 2010 max - Sep lastThu 23:00s 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Africa/Cairo 2:05:00 - LMT 1900 Oct
diff --git a/australasia b/australasia
index efcfec74d150..2fc370f8bbca 100644
--- a/australasia
+++ b/australasia
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
# <pre>
-# @(#)australasia 8.11
+# @(#)australasia 8.12
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
@@ -427,6 +427,22 @@ Zone Pacific/Pago_Pago 12:37:12 - LMT 1879 Jul 5
-11:00 - SST # S=Samoa
# Samoa
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-12-06):
+# The Samoa government (Western Samoa) may implement DST on the first Sunday of
+# October 2009 (October 4, 2009) until the last Sunday of March 2010 (March 28,
+# 2010).
+#
+# "Selected Committee reports to Cabinet on Daylight Saving Time",
+# Government of Samoa:
+# <a href="http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560">
+# http://www.govt.ws/pr_article.cfm?pr_id=560
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_samoa01.html
+# </a>
+
Zone Pacific/Apia 12:33:04 - LMT 1879 Jul 5
-11:26:56 - LMT 1911
-11:30 - SAMT 1950 # Samoa Time