Malaysian Standard Time

Time is precious, and accurate timekeeping is vital to everyday Malaysian life, as well as to international and high technology activities. On August 5, 1992, the Malaysian Cabinet appointed the National Metrology Laboratory to be the national timekeeper, and to assume a variety of responsibilities, including the:

* maintenance of time interval standards;
* establishment of the national atomic time scale; and
* establishment and maintenance of the local Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), which is designated as UTC(NMLS) by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.

The national atomic time scale is established and maintained using five Caesium atomic clocks, two of which are high performance and three of which are standard performance. These five atomic clocks are compared to one another in order to detect any abnormality or instability. One of the clocks is designated as the reference clock. By virtue of its participation in the International Bureau of Weights and Measures GPS common view time transfer, the Malaysian atomic timescale is traceable to the International Atomic Timescale.

Please note that this web clock is ideal for everyday time needs, but is not intended to measure frequency or time intervals.