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Tourism has been developed mainly by Myanmar's government, which has encouraged tourism since 1992. Private enterprises also exist, catering to a wide range of tourists. In 2010, 791,505 foreign tourists visited Myanmar, with 295,174 foreign tourists entering the country via Yangon International Airport. [3]
The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism prescribed the following notifications such as "the beaches as the tourist destinations with notification No. (1 /2015)"and "sustainable for coastal beach areas with notification No.(2/2015)"according to the Myanmar Hotel and Tourism Law section 31,sub-section(b)on 1 January 2015.
The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates that real GDP growth for tourism in Israel is expected to average 5.0% per annum over the years 2010–2020. The contribution of tourism to Gross Domestic Product is expected by WTTC to rise from 6.4% (US$12.0 billion) in 2010 to 7.2% ($22.1 billion) by 2020. [ 65 ]
Myanmar was one of the first countries in Asia to recognize Israel's independence and establish diplomatic ties with the state. Today, the countries cooperate in the fields of agriculture, health and education. [1] Israel has an embassy in Yangon, and Myanmar has an embassy in Tel Aviv. Myanmar does not recognize the State of Palestine.
It also represented Israel in Laos from 1956 to 1964, Cambodia from 1959 [4] to 1966, [5] Ceylon starting in 1957, and in the Maldives at some point. Despite the transfer of the capital of Myanmar from Yangon to Nay Pyi Taw in 2005, most of the diplomatic missions in Myanmar have not moved there, and the embassy is still located in Yangon.
Myanmar Airways claims that nationals of all countries and jurisdictions may obtain a tourist visa on arrival valid for 28 days provided they are arriving at Yangon International Airport on a specific flight on Myanmar Airways International from Guangzhou, though this seems to conflict with the Myanmar Visa on Arrival requirements. [41]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz visit the summit of Mount Hermon which was captured by the Israel Defense Forces last week. (The New York Times) The IDF continue invading Syria beyond the 1974 buffer zone in Quneitra Governorate and take control of the Al-Wehda Dam on the Yarmouk River.