Boonsrang upbeat on Preah Vihear Temple

"The injunction on the temple does not put Thailand at a disadvantage. In fact the opposite occurs," he said.

Boonsrang said parties concerned should not inflame the situation because everyone is obliged to uphold the bilateral relations with Cambodia.

He said the military had a strict instruction for soldiers to be cautious in the handling of the border situation.

He said the cartography director joined the Thai delegation to attend the World Heritage meeting in Quebec as a technical expert who is not authorised to say anything beyond his expertise on the map.