Sri Lanka appoints first Tamil Navy chief since 1970
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a member of the country's Tamil minority community as the Navy chief for the first time since 1970. Rear Admiral Travis Sinniah had played a key role in the Sri Lankan civil war between the government and the LTTE. The civil war claimed at least 1 lakh lives between 1972 and 2009.