Singapore Standard Time (SST) or Waktu Piawai Singapura (WPS), also known as Singapore Time (SGT), is used in Singapore and is 8 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+08:00).
Video Singapore Standard Time
History
As part of British Malaya, Singapore originally adopted the Malayan time, which was 7 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT.
Following the Japanese occupation, Malaya adopted Tokyo time of GMT+9 on 15 February 1942. Although official appointments were made according to Tokyo time it was common practice to keep two separate times: the pre-Occupation time at home and Tokyo time on personal watches.
At the end of World War II and the return of Malaya to the British, Singapore reverted to its pre-war timezone.
Daylight saving time in Singapore
Although Singapore does not currently observe daylight saving time in the traditional sense due to its tropical location, a form of daylight saving time, using a 20 minute offset, was introduced on an annual basis by the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements in 1933, after an earlier attempt was abandoned in 1920. This offset was formally adopted as standard time in Singapore in 1936, and in 1941 the offset was increased to 30 minutes, the same as the 1920 proposal.
Malaysian standardisation
In 1981, Malaysia decided to standardize the time across its territories to a uniform UTC+08:00. Singapore elected to follow suit, citing business and travel schedules. The change took effect on 1 January 1982, when Singapore moved half an hour forward, creating "Singapore Standard Time" (SST). SST is eight hours ahead of UTC and is synchronized with Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Manila and Perth.
Maps Singapore Standard Time
See also
- ASEAN Common Time
- Time in Indonesia
- Time in Malaysia
External links
- Why is Singapore in the "Wrong" Time Zone?
- Singapore Standard Time
- National Metrology Centre
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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