On 14 May 2008, Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama attended the Inauguration Ceremony of Route No.48 (Koh Kong-Sre Ambel) which was presided over by Mr. Somchai Wongsawat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, who represented the Royal Thai Government, and Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, at Koh Kong, Cambodia.