A country cannot go forward without foreign investments and if there aren't enough workers locally it is a good move to bring them from abroad Parlementarian Mahindananda Aluthgamage has said.
The Minister made these comments in parliament this week when the order under the Strategic Development Projects Act was debated in parliament this week.
Speaking at the debate the MP said the country cannot move forward without foreign investment and therefore the Ministry should do the needful to provide the necessary services in order to attract foreign investors.
When investors attempt to bring certain industries to the country we do not have the necessary workers with the needed skills. But it is not allowed to bring these workers from abroad either. However they continue to call for foreign investments as well. If workers can be brought for these industries the move must be thanked the MP said.
Increase in foreign investments. The investment aim for 2018 is Rs. 2.9 Billion - Malik Samarawickrama
During the debate Minister Malik Samarawickrama said despite various opinions regarding direct foreign investments however said the government was able to bring Rs. 1.9 Billion direct investments to the country in 2017. He also said the government intends to bring in Rs. 2.9 Billion direct investments to the country this year.
Speaking further the Minister said agreements are now being signed to make Sri Lanka a economic hub. He also said the recent FTZ agreement with Singapore was signed to add value to the country’s manufacturing sector. We received cabinet approval and even spoke to professionals and those in the technical fields while getting necessary inputs from the IT, Construction and Shipping sectors.
According to the Minister, Singapore citizens will not be able to work here and only industries without the necessary workers will be able to bring staff from abroad. 
Bandula keeps spreading misinformation. He is now only an irrelevant former tuition teacher -
Market economic analysts
However recently JO MP, Bandula Gunawardena has been spewing lies claiming that the FTZ signed between both countries will allow for foreign workers to come to Sri Lanka.
Despite Minister Samarawickrama clarifying the limitations, Bandula has been continuously working to spread wrong information about the agreement.
According to Market research analysts say despite not being a economic expert or a tution teacher, Mahindananda has voiced the truth either knowingly or unknowingly.
Therefore thy say Bandula is demeaning his position as a former tution teacher of economics by misleading the public in such a fashion which only goes on to prove his irrelevance in today's politics.
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