The following local links may be useful:

• The Royal Thai Government: www.thaigov.go.th
• The Parliament of Thailand: www.parliament.go.th
• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: www.mfa.go.th
• The Bank of Thailand: www.bot.or.th (their website gives access, for instance, to a very good statistical database)
• The Bangkok Post: www.bangkokpost.com (the Bangkok Post is one of the two English-language newspapers. We refer to their website here, because it gives access - for free ! - to all of their articles. The site includes their archives and a good search engine to dig into it.)

For e-mail addresses and websites of embassies in Brussels, please consult the 'Addresses' section of this website. Just for your convenience, the website of the Thai Embassy in Brussels is: http://www.waw.be/rte-be 

Lots of people like to live and work in Thailand, but finding a job in Thailand as an expat is not that easy. There are a few websites that can help you to find a job:

• www.ethailand.com/tmp (this is a portal site, and a good starting point for research on Thailand. They do not only have a good database, but also interesting info on subjects such as work permits and other administrative issues, as well as links to other interesting websites about Thailand)
• www.ethailand.com/s/careers/job 
• www.th.jobsdb.com
• www.adecco-asia.com/TH_Welcome.htm
• www.jobpilot.co.th
• www.topjobs.co.th

It's also useful to check out the ads of the two major English-language newspapers in Thailand: The Bangkok Post (www.bangkokpost.com) and The Nation (www.nationmultimedia.com). They both have extensive recruitment pages for skilled personnel.