His Holiness Buddhist Supreme Patriarch General Tep Vong, Buddhist Supreme Patriarch of Dhamma Mahanikaya of the Kingdom of Cambodia, passed away in Phnom Penh this evening, at around 17:40, at the age of 93 years old due to natural causes.

According to an official announcement, the body of Venerable Tep Vong is kept at Ounalom pagoda located in Sangkat Chey Chumneas, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh for religious rituals until the cremation ceremony.

The schedule of cremation ceremony will be announced later, the same source said.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse