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Recipe: Method: Stir together the milk, tapioca, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir for five minutes longer

Youth in focus: I’m a married guy with one son. I have a good relationship with my wife, but recently I started hanging out with a woman who works in my office (also married). I am getting increasing drawn towards my co-worker. I feel guilty, but don’t want to turn back.  What should I do? Confused Guy, Thimphu

Main story: At a time when literature in Bhutan is flooded with the country’s folklore, urban legends and myths, a handful of authors have been trying to break away from the practise of publishing mostly about the country’s rich oral traditions. Instead they are focusing on contemporary literary works.

Health and Fitness: Dear Acho, I have a weak neck. I wanted to know if they are any specific exercises to strengthen my neck. I’m regularly training my neck at the moment but without any improvement.  -Deimos 

Why we do what we do: The Four Noble Truths no doubt form the most fundamental part of the Buddha’s spiritual system and an ancient strategy for problem solving. Yet, its efficacy and purpose lies in the application of the fourth noble truth, the path to the cessation of suffering (སྡུག་བསྔལ་འགོག་པའི་ལམ་གྱི་བདེན་པ་).

Main story: The time has come yet again for the people of Thimphu to take part in one of the biggest literary festivals to be held in the country. The seventh Mountain Echoes reverberates with the promise of a celebration of not only literature but also of creative aesthetics involving art and culture of the region.

Recipe: Method: To make hung yoghurt or curd, put curd in a muslin cloth and let the water drain for about two hours In a bowl add the cream, milk maid, hung yoghurt and honey and whisk to a smooth consistency

Youth in Focus: Hi Lam,  I’m not a serious student of Buddhism, but I like to read books and articles on the teachings. There is one thing that comes up often and puzzles me. I keep reading about emptiness and that nothing exists and that even I do not exist. I don’t get it. I can see and touch things, and so how can they or I not exist. Also, what is the benefit of knowing this? Lam, please enlighten me. TZ, Bumthang

Main story: It’s 6am. Gangzur, a village in Lhuentse, is covered in thin mist as the sun breaks through the gaps from the clouds.

Health and fitness: Hi Sir,  I've been working on building my biceps for the past one year. The progress in my left bicep is much less than the right, and the peak on the right bicep is more than the left. How do I improve the progress on my left bicep?  Namgyel, Thimphu.