Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday, June 19, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

ANKARA - Turkey's opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) to hold an extraordinary congress in Ankara to challenge longtime leader Devlet Bahceli.

EUROPE

LONDON - U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron to take questions from the public on the EU referendum in special BBC program on Sunday evening.

LONDON - Final Sunday morning politics shows before Thursday's EU referendum will feature Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn arguing against Brexit, alongside Justice Secretary Michael Gove and UKIP leader Nigel Farage arguing for it.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC

MYANMAR

SPECIAL REPORT:

Myanmar: Fears for Islam as nationalist monks open school

By Kyaw Ye Lynn

YANGON, Myanmar (AA) - Observers concerned Buddhist-run free schools — long a backbone of Myanmar’s education system — may soon be being utilized to foment hatred of other religions, as nationalist monks open their own school in predominantly Buddhist country.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's ruling National Front wins two parliamentary by-elections – a victory political observers see as a confidence boost for embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Sri Lankan migrants trying to travel to Australia allowed to leave boat and stay in shelter until it's fixed, days after they returned to Indonesia after the Southeast Asian country had helped them on their way.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Euro 2016 continues with two matches from Group A as hosts France takes on Switzerland in Lille, while Romania clashes with Albania in Lyon. Both matches start at 20:00 GMT.