National Scout Organization of Thailand
The National Scout Organization of Thailand is the national Scouting organization of Thailand. Scouting was founded in Thailand in 1911 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922. It is currently regulated by the Scouting Act, BE 2551 (2008). The organization has 828,248 members and is open to boys and girls.
Thai pupils in Scouting dress gathering at Na Wa High School, Nakhon Phanom province (Isan)
Vajiravudh was the sixth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VI. He reigned from 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts to create and promote Siamese nationalism. His reign was characterized by Siam's movement further towards democracy and minimal participation in World War I. He had keen interests in Siamese history, archaeology, and literature, as well as economics, politics and world affairs, and founded the country's first university, Chulalongkorn University.
Formal portrait, c. 1920
King Vajiravudh's coronation portrait, 1911
Photograph of Palace Revolt of 1912 key plotters
King Vajiravudh wearing the khrui of a barrister-at-law