UPDATE- President has prorogued Parliament until 16 November, likely so as to stall a vote to confirm the "old" Prime Minister, and to buy time to bribe opposition MPs to cross the floor so as to gain a majority.
- Chinese Ambassador lost no time in meeting with new PM
JJ BPK and Divemaster, thank you for your replies!
We certainly where expecting at least some aggressive protests, but as of yet nothing of note; unusual for Sri Lanka.
Our primary indicator has been contacts watching for any significant changes to the security habits or match schedule of the UK cricket team currently touring Sri Lanka, and we see nothing of note. We also monitor the various open source reports from embassy's we have relationships with, US, UK, NZ, German. This and the info you've spoken of Divemaster certainly speaks to things remaining calm, at least for the short term. The next known significant event will be the planned reopening of Parliament on 16 November. Do you have any thoughts on other indicators that may be of use? The idea of monitoring flights is excellent, as most international airlines have robust security / intel measures in place.
I've been having previous discussions with the Directors about the need to increase our readiness and planning in the short term, and in the long term, to consider setting up our second operations team outside the circle of China's destabilizing influence. I think I might now have their ears.
Any further thoughts or info welcome.
S