▁sent ▁to ▁protect ▁a ▁village , ▁but ▁tra ged y ▁occurs ▁and ▁the ▁soldiers ▁are ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw . ▁Kan ok ph ong ▁said ▁the ▁collection ▁was ▁a ▁summ ation ▁of ▁the ▁conflicts ▁in ▁Southern ▁Th ailand . ▁ ▁Forest ▁retre at ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Kan ok ph ong ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁" Val ley ▁of ▁R ains ▁and ▁Forest " ▁in ▁Am ph oe ▁Ph rom ▁K hi ri , ▁N akh on ▁Si ▁Th am mar at ▁Province . ▁He ▁retre ated ▁from ▁being ▁active ▁on ▁the ▁literary ▁scene , ▁ ▁but ▁eventually ▁issued ▁his ▁last ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁Lo ke ▁Moon ▁Rob ▁T ua - eng ▁( The ▁World ▁Revol ves ▁Ar ound ▁It self ). ▁ ▁Another ▁book ▁was ▁forth coming , ▁but ▁Kan ok ph ong ▁was ▁in ▁poor ▁health . ▁Fellow ▁S . E . A . ▁Write ▁la ure ate ▁Th anya ▁S any ap ant an ont ▁said ▁Kan ok ph ong ' s ▁working ▁hab its ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁were ▁" an ▁attempt ▁at ▁self ▁imm olation ". ▁ ▁Death ▁▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Kan ok ph ong ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁Nak har in ▁Hospital ▁for ▁treatment ▁of ▁influen za . ▁He ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁but ▁later ▁read m itted , ▁where ▁he ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁a ▁severe ▁lung ▁in fection . ▁Fun eral ▁services ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁Wat ▁P ik ul th ong ▁in ▁Ph att al ung . ▁