In early 2026, Indonesia's Badan Gizi Nasional (BGN) — the National Nutrition Agency responsible for executing President Prabowo's flagship free nutritious meals program — became a focal point for a wave of e-bike and electric vehicle procurement intended to support "last mile" meal distribution to schools and community kitchens (SPPG) across the archipelago. 21,801 Emmo-branded electric motorcycles were purchased by BGN from PT Adlas Sarana Elektrik and PT Yasa Artha Trimanunggal, both part of the same tightly-held corporate group known as the Yasa Group. The two models — the Emmo-JVX GT trail bike at Rp 43,300,000 per unit and the Emmo-JV Max underbone at Rp 41,700,000 per unit — were listed on the government e-catalogue as certified domestic products (PDN), qualifying for procurement on the strength of a 48.5% TKDN score held by PT Adlas Sarana Elektrik. Within days of the purchase becoming public, social media users began circulating side-by-side images of the Emm...
Between 2014 and 2024, a web of companies linked to PT TJ Silfanus captured hundreds of contracts from the Indonesian National Police (POLRI), totaling billions of rupiah. While Indonesia’s Electronic Procurement System (LPSE) was designed to increase transparency, efficiency, and competition in public procurement, these contracts reveal persistent loopholes that favor connected families, and rigged tenders. The Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) concluded that the police lack clear priorities and direction in carrying out their duties according to the Police Law. POLRI can be seen as failing to implement internal reforms to become more transparent, accountable, and incorruptible. The data for this report is sourced from OpenTender as well as LPSE Polri, analyzing tenders from 2014 until 2023. PT TJ Silfanus (PT TJS) is the parent company of several subsidiaries. These subsidiaries follow a similar ownership pattern, with PT TJS holding 85–97% of each. Most are domiciled at Gandaria 8...