Thanks, transpac, I appreciate that reasoned thought. I had about 1 hour of concern yesterday, reading everything I could find. I never considered canceling, but I did wonder if I'd get as far as Singapore and then have to divert to Thailand and begin that part of my trip early.

My reading and thinking calmed me, and I now am not in the least concerned about the trip. The terrorist activity has never been targeted at tourists. It appears to be soldiers (separatists) against soliders and politicians. Yesterday, 12 people were arrested for the murder.

I'll certainly report back on anything I learn once in country. The biggest tourist event of the year is in Kandy on Friday night (perahera, with a procession of 100 elephants and more). The Sri Lankan tourism industry is already reeling from the tsunami; I feel badly that they will now suffer repercussions from this murder.