Ms Cynthia Pornavalai, Attorney at Law, was invited as the keynote speaker at the Council's roundtable luncheon on 20 April. She shared her experiences with members and guests on handling commercial transactions and quoted several specific examples of how foreign real estate ownership transactions were structured in Thailand. She also gave strategic advices on how foreigners should do today to ensure security of tenure and financing on real estate purchases in Thailand.

Our Council director, Mr Clayton Hebbard, founding partner of Grant Thornton Thailand, also highlighted some of the problems faced by foreign real estate purchasers in Thailand. The luncheon provided a good platform for audiences to thoroughly understand the Thailand's land-ownership rules and regulations.