"In 1982, Peninsular Malaysia, the western part of the country, moved its clocks forward by 30 minutes to align its time zone with the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo. The change, ordered by then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, was presented as a nation-building and modernizing move that would put the whole country on a single time. But it also means that in Peninsular Malaysia the sun usually rises at around 7 a.m., roughly an hour later than in East Malaysia."
"Some parents complain that they only have around 30 minutes of daylight before schools start at 7:30 a.m., and little time for children to eat breakfast or walk to school in daylight. It also means that the sun sets relatively early, so many Malaysians are still at work or commuting when it is already dark and tend to eat long after sunset."
"Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz was visiting Sabah's capital, Kota Kinabalu, when, after one of his usual morning runs, he commented on social media about the joy of an early jog. "Here, sunrise comes early, so I could start running at 6:00am before my first program at 8.30am this Sunday!" Aziz wrote on X. What was supposed to be a jovial post about healthy living reignited the embers of a decades-old debate."
Peninsular Malaysia advanced clocks by 30 minutes in 1982 to match Sabah and Sarawak, a move framed as nation-building and modernization. The shift results in sunrises around 7 a.m. in Peninsular areas, about an hour later than in East Malaysia. Many parents report only about 30 minutes of daylight before schools begin at 7:30 a.m., reducing time for breakfast and walking to school in daylight. Early sunsets leave many workers commuting or eating after dark. A minister's social media post about early sunrises in Sabah reignited public calls and media debate about returning Peninsular Malaysia to an earlier clock.
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