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The local mean time in Bangkok was originally UTC+06:42:04. [1] Thailand used this local mean time until 1920, when it changed to Indochina Time, UTC+07:00; ICT is used all year round as Thailand never observed daylight saving time. Thailand shares the same time zone with Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Christmas Island, and Western Indonesia.
There are two systems of telling time in Thailand. Official time follows a 24-hour clock. The 24-hour clock is commonly used in military, aviation, navigation, meteorology, astronomy, computing, logistical, emergency services, and hospital settings, where the ambiguities of the 12-hour clock cannot be tolerated.
The Asia/Urumqi entry in the tz database reflected the use of Xinjiang Time by part of the local population. Consider using Asia/Shanghai for Beijing Time if that is preferred. RU: Asia/Ust-Nera: MSK+07 - Oymyakonsky Canonical +10:00 +10:00 +10 europe LA: Asia/Vientiane: Link † +07:00 +07:00 +07 backward Link to Asia/Bangkok: RU: Asia ...
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UTC+07:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +07:00. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as 2024-12-19T23:53:49+07:00.It is 7 hours ahead of UTC, meaning that when the time in UTC areas is midnight (00:00), the time in UTC+07:00 areas would be 7:00 in the morning.
South Vietnam time zone was changed to UTC+08:00 from 23:00, 31 December 1959, passing 60 minutes. North Vietnam confirmed official UTC+07:00 from 1 January 1968. Following the Fall of Saigon in April–May 1975, reunified Vietnam then observes UTC+07:00 with Saigon (and other southern parts) delaying 60 minutes on 13 June 1975.
Thailand [i] was known by outsiders prior to 1939 as Siam. [ii] According to George Cœdès, the word Thai means 'free man' in the Thai language, "differentiating the Thai from the natives encompassed in Thai society as serfs".
Thai birth certificates record the date, month and time of birth, followed by the day of the week, lunar date, and the applicable zodiac animal name. Thai traditionally reckon age by the 12-year animal-cycle names , with the twelfth and sixtieth anniversaries being of special significance; but the official calendar determines age at law.