The term “rat hole” refers to the narrow pits dug into the ground, barely wide enough for a single person to descend and extract coal. This method, commonly used to extract coal from narrow horizontal ...

The Thai government has officially confirmed that elderly citizens will receive their long-awaited 10,000 baht handouts before January 29.

At least nine workers are trapped inside a coal mine in India's northeastern Assam state, officials said Tuesday, as authorities summoned the army to help in the rescue operation.