Why does Malaysia Use GMT +8?
In 1981, Malaysia declared that West Malaysia would move their clocks ahead by 30 minutes to match the time in East Malaysia (8 hours ahead of GMT). These pragmatic reasons explain why Singapore time is 8 hours ahead of GMT despite our geographical location.
Is Singapore time and Malaysia time same?
Since Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia currently have equivalent time zones, you can call someone during your normal hours and it will be the same time in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as it is in Singapore. This will be between 7AM – 11PM their time, since Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is in the same time zone as Singapore.
Why is Malaysia in the wrong time zone?
Since Malaysia’s formation in 1963, the two landmasses had different time zones. This is because while Malaysia isn’t a very big country, it is geographically broad (stretches wide from East to West). Peninsular Malaysia’s and Singapore’s timezone was UTC+7:30, while Sabah, Sarawak, and Brunei’s timezone is UTC+8.
Is Malaysia in the wrong time zone?
If you look at a time zone map of Southeast Asia, you’ll quickly see why. Despite Kuala Lumpur and Singapore being in the same longitudinal zone as Bangkok, Jakarta and Hanoi, they are situated in different time zones.
What GMT is Malaysia?
GMT+06:46:46
It is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The local mean time in Kuala Lumpur was originally GMT+06:46:46….Time in Peninsular Malaysia.
| Period in use | Time offset from GMT | Name of Time (unofficial) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1982 – present | UTC+08:00 | Malaysia Standard Time |
What is Malaysia GMT time zone?
Malaysia is GMT/UTC + 8h during Standard Time.
Does Malaysia have different time zones?
There are actually more than 24 time-zones around the world, and while Malaysia belongs to a cluster of the world’s time standard that is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) +8, we actually have our own time-zone, Malaysian Time (MYT).
What is Malaysia time zone in GMT?
It is 8 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The local mean time in Kuala Lumpur was originally GMT+06:46:46….Time in Peninsular Malaysia.
| Period in use | Time offset from GMT | Name of Time (unofficial) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1982 – present | UTC+08:00 | Malaysia Standard Time |