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Our favourite issues from 2016
Camp Raven Every winter, students attend the prestigious Camp Raven where they learn how to draw, paint, dance, play football and basketball among many other programmes held at the camp. These sessions...
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BCP looks to solve problem related to youth
Main story: With the introduction of democracy clubs in schools and education institutions, students are equipped with idea to conduct elections, organise events and activities to promote understanding...
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We usually act like a man who crawls to a mirage to seek water
Youth in focus: Lam, here’s my question: My life never goes smoothly. I don’t have big problems like a major sickness or an abusive husband, but somehow things never go right. There is always a problem...
View ArticleChicken Caesar Salad
Recipe: Ingredients: 1 egg yolk 3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 anchovy fillets, mashed 1/3 cup extra-virgin...
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Handmade soaps find market in the country
Main story: As technologies advancement is rapid and things are widely mass-produced, handmade products such as natural soaps have taken up a special place in the market today. Understanding how...
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Adoption: Ciao everybody, No I don’t really speak Italian, but my name is Bruno, so I am just trying to show off a little bit. I am a Bhutanese dog boy with an Italian name and I am not the only one....
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Dzogchen – The Great Perfection
Why we do what we do: Dzogpa Chenpo (རྫོགས་པ་ཆེན་པོ་), shortened as Dzogchen and rendered in English as Great Perfection, is a tradition of meditation which is practiced primarily but not exclusively...
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Focus on building a solid foundation
Health and fitness: Hi Sir, Is it necessary to take food supplements? If so, which ones do you recommend? There is so many contradicting information online, having followed you and your body of work...
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Gakyed Gatoen – Festival of Happiness
Main story: At a time when employment is scarce, fifteen young people came up with a cooperative in Haa last year. Today, the Haa Valley Cooperative produces local cheese and butter, which is supplied...
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Adoption: Kuzuzangpo everybody, My name is Margaret, but I prefer Maggie. My friends at the shelter call me Noodles, of course. Hey! I think you know one of them. He is Bruno, the lucky guy who was in...
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All the happiness there is in this world arises from wishing others to be happy
Youth in focus: I have a few questions. My wife is always trying to find fault with whatever I say and I really don’t know the reason behind it. In addition, she often says that she wants a divorce....
View ArticleLehsuni chicken tikka
Recipe: Directions: Add the ginger, garlic and green chilli in a wet grinder and blend to a smooth paste. Mix the curd with the gram flour in a bowl to get rid of any lumps to form a thick paste like...
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Keeping the weaving culture alive
Main story: In one of the warmest rooms inside Royal Textile Academy (RTA) in Thimphu, twenty-five young girls ranging from as young as 11 to 21 years old are learning something valuable – the art of...
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Khathun – daily prayers
Why we do what we do: Khathun (ཁ་ཐུན་), which literally means oral or mouth (ཁ་) sessions (ཐུན་), refers to the daily prayers which traditional Bhutanese elders chant. People chant their prayers mostly...
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Finding an inspiration during the cold season
Health and fitness: Hi Sir, Winter is one of the hardest times to lose weight while you keep on gaining weight, as you tend to eat a lot. What can I do to inspire myself to hit the gym or go jogging?...
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Doing the job with passion
Main story: It has been more than a month since Abi Subba, 23, has been in the capital in pursuit of an employment after not qualifying for a bachelor’s degree in the country. Unlike other students...
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Where one can find everything from clothes to craft items
Main story: It’s weekend, a time when you finally get to take some time off to do shopping or grab a new book to read. If you have no plans, then a mini-gateway around town might just save you from...
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There are only three destinations for an addict: jail, cremation ground or rehab
Youth in focus: My son has been sleeping late, has mood swings and sometimes acts strangely. This has been happening for over two years. Also, I notice money is going missing from our house. I’m sure...
View ArticleSorse Mach er Jhal or Mustard Fish Curry
Recipe: Ingredients: Basa fish: 4 medium size pieces (fillet) Mustard seed: 3 tbsp. (20gms) Poppy seed/ posto/ khuskhus: 2 tbsp. (optional) Tomato: 2 Green chillies: 4-5 Mustard oil: 3 tbsp. (no other...
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Kuzuzangpo La, my name is RTC! If you read this column regularly, you know where I come from: The Royal Thimphu College. I was never a student there, but I was lucky enough to get friendly with one of...
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