I'm puzzled...
The article states that the Loons are in Sri Lankan airspace (which to me, means they're up and at some altitude). It then states the team is on it's way to Sri Lanka. Huh? Launch them without the team present? I guess it's also possible that the government spokesperson hasn't clue what they are talking about and that the balloons aren't airborne but "in-country".
<sarc>It's just plain scary that they'd use this to stream TED talks. I'd think there's more important stuff to communicate.</sarc>