Cambodia News, Pursat: According to the Krakor district police report, the victim, Chum Phon, a 72-year-old Cambodian national, was acting as acting chief monk when his body was found hanging at his pagoda in Wat Thmey village, Thnat Chum commune, Krakor district, Pursat province. The incident of his death at 6:00 am on 23 June 2020 surprised the pagoda authorities when it was discovered at dawn.

According to Yon Young, a 73-year-old male, a Buddhist monk at Wat Buddha (aka Wat Ra) who knew the victim for a long time, said that Chum Phon was suffering from a physical illness and was in pain much of the time.
On June 23, 2020, at 6:30 am, he sent his student, Hun Mesa, to call the monks in the dormitory for a meal, and he found the old monk hanging in the bathroom with a hammock around his neck, already deceased.

The commune chief, Thmorum Chum, and local police officials said that the reason for the monk's death was that he suffered from a physical ailment, so he decided to end his life.
After a careful examination of the deceased, the body was given to the victim's family for a traditional funeral. RIP.

There has been a report that another Cambodian monk has committed suicide by hanging, this time in Koh Kong.

Cambodia News, Koh Kong: A 59-year-old Buddhist monk at Wat Botum Sakor pagoda in Koh Kong province, named Saray Sophal, has committed suicide by hanging.
The source said that in the morning the monk visited the house of his former wife Srey Sok, 52 years old, then he visited his sister, who lives in the same village. Then, at about noon, the monk took a black nylon rope into some bamboo bushes and hanged himself. Nobody saw what happened and the body was found later.

After checking the incident scene and the body of the deceased, the Special Forces of Traing District Police Inspectorate concluded that the man had committed suicide after several attempts.

Another monk has put an end to his days. RIP.

Cambodia News,Siem Reap Province: The body of a monk was found at 6 am on 7 July 2020, at Monday Bopharam pagoda, also called new pagoda, in Chikroeng District, Siem Reap province.

The police officer of Chikroeng district said that the 61-year-old monk, Noun Sovany, hanged himself at the pagoda. The monk, who had come from Kampong Speu province to stay in the Siem Reap pagoda for a short time, was ill and had decided to end his life.