Registered Foreign Professional Engineer (RFPE)

Refers to an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer(ACPE) who has successfully applied to and is authorized by the Professional Regulatory Authority(PRA) of a Host Country to work, not in independent practice, but in collaboration with one or more Professional Engineer of the Host Country.

Eligibility of an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer to Practice in a Host Country

An ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer(ACPE) shall be eligible to apply to the Professional Regulatory Authority (PRA) of a Host Country to be registered as a Registered Foreign Professional Engineer(RFPE). The applicant shall submit with his application a sworn undertaking to :

  • Be bound by local and international codes of professional conduct in accordance with the policy on ethics and conduct established and enforced by the Country of Origin;

  • Be bound by prevailing laws and regulations of the Host Country; and

  • Work in collaboration with local Professional Engineers in the Host Country subject to domestic laws and regulations of the Host Country governing the practice of engineering thereto.

Upon approval, the successful ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE) applicant shall, subject to domestic laws and regulations and where applicable, not making submissions to statutory authorities of the Host Country, be permitted to work as a Registered Foreign Professional Engineer (RFPE), not in independent practice, but in collaboration with designated Professional Engineers in the Host Country, within such area of his own competency as may be recognised and approved by the Professional Regulatory Authority (PRA) of the Host Country.

The ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE) must register with the Professional Regulatory Authority (PRA) of the Host Country where he intends to practise. The ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer must:

  • Show evidence of his registration with the Professional Regulatory Authority (PRA) of the Host Country as an ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE);

  • Pay the registration fee set by the Professional Regulatory Authority (PRA) of the Host Country.

Brunei Darussalam

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark

Cambodia

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark
1 Cambodia ACPE-00021/MY Dato Ir. Pro. Dr. Chuah Hein Teik Electrical Malaysia TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
2 Cambodia ACPE-00623/MY Ir. Dr. Tan Chee Fai Mechanical Malaysia TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
3 Cambodia ACPE-00022/MY Ir. Dr. Tan Yean Chin Civil Malaysia TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
4 Cambodia ACPE-02614/MY Ir. David Lai Kong Phooi Civil Malaysia TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
5 Cambodia ACPE-00136/MY Ir. Ong Ching Loon Mechanical Malaysia TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
6 Cambodia ACPE-01359/MY Ir. Yau Chau Fong Electrical Malaysia TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
7 Cambodia ACPE-00734/SG Mr. Liew Yoon Hsien Civil Singapore TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
8 Cambodia ACPE-01930/TH Mr. Narong Leungbootnak Civil Thailand TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
9 Cambodia ACPE-01938/TH Mr. Apai Sruntummakul Environmental Thailand TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
10 Cambodia ACPE-01937/TH Mr. Phunlop Masruksa Civil Thailand TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
11 Cambodia ACPE-01932/TH Mr. Chaiwat Phattanaphokrattana Electrical Thailand TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
12 Cambodia ACPE-01934/TH Mr. Chan Nakpolgrang Mechanical Thailand TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
13 Cambodia ACPE-02871/TH Mr. Treeayut Sowanna Electrical Thailand TBC TBC TBC Terminated?

Indonesia

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark
1 Indonesia ACPE-00629/PH LPJK-RFPE/ 001/MEC/2020 Engr. Leandro Conti Mechanical Phillipines - 15/11/2019 - Two Steps Registration - - - -

Lao PDR

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark

Malaysia

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark
1 Malaysia RFPE-00001/MY TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
2 Malaysia RFPE-00002/MY TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
3 Malaysia RFPE-00003/MY TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
4 Malaysia RFPE-00004/MY TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC Terminated?
5 Malaysia ACPE-00629/PH RFPE-00005/MY Engr. Leandro Conti Mechanical Phillipines - TBC - Two Steps Registration - - - -
6 Malaysia ACPE-01476/TH RFPE-00006/MY Kevin Morya Chemical Thailand TBC 11/5/2016 TBC - - Terminated?
7 Malaysia RFPE-00007/MY TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC - - Terminated?
8 Malaysia ACPE-03351/BN RFPE-00008/MY Hj. Md Saney bin Hj. Abd Halim Chemical Brunei Darussalam TBC 1/12/2020 Shahar bin Abdullah - V Terminated?
9 Malaysia ACPE-03805/ID RFPE-00009/MY Agus Winardi Electrical Indonesia TBC 1/04/2021 & 7/10/2021 Ir. Ahmad bin Nordin - P112532 Terminated?
10 Malaysia ACPE- 00343/SG RFPE 00010/MY Tan Shu Min Emily Transportation Singapore TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC Active?
11 Malaysia ACPE- 07451/PH RFPE 00011/MY Donald Roxas Larosa Mechanical Phillipines TBC

Myanmar

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark

Philippines

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark

Singapore

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark
1 Singapore ACPE-04593/MY LA 001-2023 Ir. Tan Yek Wha Electrical Malaysia 1 year 2023-03-23 2024-02-22 One Step Er. Aqil Abdullah Cheng @ Cheng Poh Soon ACPE-03991/SG 4135 Terminated
2 Singapore ACPE-00629/PH RFPE-001/SG Engr. Leandro Conti Mechanical Phillipines - TBC - Two Steps - - - -
3 Singapore ACPE- 09627/MY LA 001-2026 Indiran Kamalan Electrical Engineering Malaysia 12 months 2 October 2026 1 October 2027 One Step Siah Gim Lee 4460 - In Progress

Thailand

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark

Vietnam

No Host Country ACPE Number RFPE Reg. No. Name Discipline Country of Origin Duration Period of Registration START Period of Registration END Type of Registration Local Collaborator - NAME Local Collaborator - ACPE Reg. No. Local Collaborator - PE Reg. No. Remark