Dr.Sopon Pornchokchai, President, Agency for Real Estate Affairs (www.area.co.th) has been a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for years.  He is an assessor of  the RICS as well.  His skills are affordable housing, building regulations, building materials and defects, commercial property, compulsory purchase, expert witness, infrastructure, investments, land use, planning and development, rating, residential and valuation.