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EPISODE · Apr 17, 2026 · 15 MIN

What's Trending: Would you study BBQ in university? Also… why are people smuggling ants?

from Money Matters with Hongbin Jeong and Chua Tian Tian · host MONEY FM 89.3

On What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong and Nadiah Koh dive into a university in Yueyang that’s training the next generation of grill masters. It might sound unusual, but with thousands of restaurants and millions in revenue behind the industry, this 'BBQ diploma' is part of a bigger shift toward skills-based education and lifelong learning. So… would you sign up? Then, we pivot to a story that’s even stranger. More than 2,200 live ants… individually packed and hidden in what looked like vitamin containers. That’s what authorities uncovered in a smuggling case that points to a growing global trade in insects. From niche collectors to high-value species, ant trafficking is quietly on the rise, and it’s raising serious concerns about ecosystems and wildlife crime.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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