Time in Indonesia: Difference between revisions

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Current usage

In Indonesia, the keeping of standard time is divided into three time zones:

Indonesia Western Time (Indonesian: Waktu Indonesia Barat/WIB) (UTC+07:00)
- WIB is observed in:
  - All provinces in the island of Sumatra and its surrounding islands including major cities such as: Batam, Palembang, Medan.
  - All provinces in the island of Java including major cities such as: Bandung, Surabaya, Jabodetabek/Jakarta, and Yogyakarta.
  - Two provinces in Kalimantan island: West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan. Including major cities such as: Pontianak, Palangkaraya, and Sampit.
- IANA time zone database identifiers are "Asia/Jakarta" and "Asia/Pontianak"
Indonesia Central Time (Waktu Indonesia Tengah/WITA) (UTC+08:00)
- WITA is observed in:
  - All provinces in the island of Sulawesi including major cities such as: Makassar, Manado, and Gorontalo.
  - All provinces in the Lesser Sunda Islands including major cities such as: Denpasar, Mataram, and Kupang.
  - Two provinces in Kalimantan island: East Kalimantan and South Kalimantan. Including major cities such as: Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, and Tarakan.
- IANA time zone database identifier is "Asia/Makassar"
Indonesia Eastern Time (Waktu Indonesia Timur/WIT) (UTC+09:00).
- WIT is observed in:
  - Maluku Islands including major cities such as: Ambon, Maluku, Ternate City, and Tidore.
  - All provinces in West Papua including major cities such as: Jayapura, Biak, and Merauke.
  - All provinces in Papua including all major islands in the province.
- IANA time zone database identifier is "Asia/Jayapura"

Single time zone proposal

Date	Event
2012-03-12	Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa is reported to have said: “According to research, with a single time zone the country could cut costs by trillions of rupiah,” [1]
2012-05-26	The Jakarta Post reported on 2012-05-26 that a single time zone using UTC+08:00 may start on 2012-10-28. [2]
2012-07-30	Reported on 2012-07-30 as still on the agenda Indonesia to implement single time zone
2012-08-31	Jakarta Globe reported on 2012-08-31 that a single time zone is now put on hold. [3] The Indonesian Economic Development Committee (KP3EI) cited that they will need at least 3 months to communicate and plan for the change. Hence this could happen in 2013.
2013-01-30	A deputy minister said the idea has been abandoned after missed two target dates: 17 August (Independence day) and 28 October 2012 (Youth Pledge day) [4]
2013-02-09	Then the minister said that it's not abandoned, only without any definite date [5]

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 *** All provinces in [[Papua (province)|Papua]] including all major islands in the province.
 ** IANA time zone database identifier is "[[Asia/Jayapura]]"
+== Single time zone proposal ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! width=80 | Date
+! Event
+|-
+| 2012-03-12 || Coordinating Minister for the Economy [[Hatta Rajasa]] is reported to have said: “According to research, with a single time zone the country could cut costs by trillions of rupiah,” [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/03/12/trillions-dollars-could-be-saved-with-single-time-zone-govt.html]
+|-
+| 2012-05-26 || ''[[The Jakarta Post]]'' reported on 2012-05-26 that a single time zone using UTC+08:00 may start on 2012-10-28. [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/05/26/single-time-zone-may-begin-late-october.html]
+|-
+| 2012-07-30 || Reported on 2012-07-30 as still on the agenda [http://khabarsoutheastasia.com/en_GB/articles/apwi/articles/features/2012/07/30/feature-07 Indonesia to implement single time zone]
+|-
+| 2012-08-31 || ''[[Jakarta Globe]]'' reported on 2012-08-31 that a single time zone is now put on hold. [http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/clock-stops-on-indonesias-unified-time-zone/541352] The Indonesian Economic Development Committee (KP3EI) cited that they will need at least 3 months to communicate and plan for the change. Hence this could happen in 2013.
+|-
+| 2013-01-30 || A deputy minister said the idea has been abandoned after missed two target dates: 17 August (Independence day) and 28 October 2012 ([[Youth Pledge]] day) [http://bisnis.news.viva.co.id/news/read/386333-penyatuan-zona-waktu-indonesia-batal]
+|-
+| 2013-02-09 || Then the minister said that it's not abandoned, only without any definite date [http://economy.okezone.com/read/2013/02/09/320/759298/hatta-penyatuan-zona-waktu-tidak-batal]
+|}