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The Thai oppositions have grilled the Thai Defence Minister, Mr. Prawit Wongsuwan (pictured), over border disputes with Cambodia when they accused the Thai government of not registering a complaint with Cambodia when the latter constructed roads to the temple of Preah Vihear.

During a parliamentary debates on Khmer-Thai draft agreement on border demarcation on Monday and Wednesday, the Thai oppositions grilled the Defence Minister about the border disputes with Cambodia causing the Monday debates to be postponed to Wednesday to allow the Defence Minister more time to prepare for his answers. The Thai oppositions also accused Cambodia of constructing roads inside Thai territories.

Mr. Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Cambodian Foreign Ministry, said the roads were built inside Khmer territories and that the Thai oppositions' accusations stemmed from them using the maps unilaterally drawn by Thailand. However, he said this is Thai internal politics.

Mr. Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Cambodian Council of Ministers, said the Thai MPs should help to facilitate the draft ageement in order to help speed up the technical works of the Khmer-Thai Joint Boundary Commission to begin demarcating the borders.

The Thai parliament on Wednesday has voted to approve the Khmer-Thai draft border agreement.