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Authorities must crack down on fronting

Jun 03, 2025 2 mins read
Authorities must crack down on fronting

Fronting in business, where Bhutanese citizens lend their names and licences to foreign nationals to operate businesses illegally, has become a rampant and disturbingly normalised practice in Phuentsholing and other border towns. This is not a new phenomenon. It has persisted for years in different forms. And the consequences are becoming harder to ignore.

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