ASEAN Common Time
The ASEAN Common Time is a proposal to adopt a standard time for all Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states.
Currently, there are four different time zones used by ASEAN countries, such as ; ; ; and .
The proposal would institute as the ASEAN Central Time, putting Myanmar at, and leaving less populous eastern Indonesia at. This would result in the vast majority of the region's people and territory lining up at —in sync with China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and Western Australia, while eastern islands of Indonesia would remain at —in sync with Japan, South Korea, North Korea, East Timor and Palau.
Some regional businesses have already begun adopting the phrase "ASEAN Common Time", also using the abbreviation ACT, in their press releases, communications, and legal documents. The idea has since been under discussion by ASEAN, with Singapore supporting it strongly.List
