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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Peggy Cherng.jpg — Brinson Banks, photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Peggy Cherng\". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/peggy-cherng. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-30T06:22:56Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/peggy-cherng","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/peggy-cherng","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/peggy-cherng?lang=ne"}}