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Nepal's 'ghost schools' hide large-scale corruption
Published Sun, Aug 16, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Kathmandu
THEY started appearing across Nepal's poorest districts several years ago - partially built schools meant for local children and funded with public money.
The schools never opened. But many continued to receive funding from the government - and possibly overseas donors - in a long-running scandal uncovered by Nepal's anti-corruption watchdog.
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