K2

Main story: Sitting inside one of the cubicles at the IT Park in Thimphu, with his laptop on and engrossed deep in his work, is Jigme Tenzin. Along with his partners, the 28 year-old have recently launched an online retail estate service (housing.bt).

Recipe:  Method: Mix salt with sieved refined flour and make soft dough

Youth in focus: Hi Lama. Here’s my problem: My husband is using drugs and drinks on a daily basis. He is not abusive, but he doesn’t contribute anything to the family, but instead uses the money I earn. He is also in debt. This has been going on for many years, and I am really fed up of him. As a result, I’m planning to go overseas for work and will leave my two children (six and eight years-old) with my sister and send money home for their food and clothes.  I’d like to get lam’s opinion. SL, Thimphu

Main story: We may never be the same again after reading a poem that speaks to our soul. Poetry has the power to start a fire in a person’s heart – it can change the way we see others, the world and ourselves.

Healt and Fitness: Hi Acho, I follow a high protein and low carbohydrate diet. I was wondering how I can regulate my bowel movement better? Pema  Thimphu

Why we do what we do: Having recognised the problem or suffering of the world through understanding the first noble truth of suffering (སྡུག་བསྔལ་འཕགས་པའི་བདེན་པ་), the next step in the Buddha’s strategy of problem solving is to trace the second noble truth of causes and agents of suffering (ཀུན་འབྱུང་འཕགས་པའི་བདེན་པ་).

Main story: A cloudy, rainless weekend, a perfect day to step out for a bit of fresh air.

Recipe:  Method: Cut bottom and hard part of asparagus. Cook asparagus in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender. Drain and rinse with cold water and drain again

Youth in Focus: Lama, I need help. I’m a mother of two kids of 8 and 9 years old. My husband has always been a heavy drinker, but in general he has been a good husband and father. However, things started to change about eight or nine months ago and since then he has been coming home drunk almost every night. He shouts and screams at me and my children are traumatised. I’m also afraid that he will lose his job as he is often late and even misses days. What should I do? -SW, Paro

Main story: The concept of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centre was not known in the country until 2005. Only then were the first day-care centres approved by the government in the urban districts.