Panyi island, also known as the Ko Companies, is a quaint fishing village: it is located in the sea on stilts. The first settlement here was established Malay sailor Woman and several families of his friends in the eighteenth century, they called Pulau Pani. Due to the fact that at that time the land belonged to the Thai people, the Malays had to build their homes on stilts into the sea. Later buying land for them, they built a mosque and organized the production of fresh water, but the habit to live on the water.

Geography To Companies is not easy, most of this is sheer limestone cliffs, this is another reason that local residents do not live on earth.

Today the population of the island is a community 1 685 Muslims, who account for 360 families. Many of them are descendants of The Baba and his friends, the first settlers on Koh Companies.

The inhabitants of the island used to live outside of sushi, they even created a floating football field! By the way, the football club on Koh Companies is the most successful in the South of Thailand.

The local population is actively involved in the environment, in particular, in school, among 200 students has a program for waste disposal. Bottles, cans and plastic packaging are given for reprocessing, and the income goes towards maintaining the school.

Tourism came to the island only in the XX century, nowadays the island is a landmark of Phang nga Bay, tour boats often stop here for lunch, so on the island there is a growing number of restaurants and souvenir shops.

Thanks to the popularity of the island has developed greatly and now has electricity, fresh water and even the Internet. Despite this, an important source of income for the local population remains fisheries. The income from this activity is 40% of the economy To the Companies.

The natives of the island are very friendly and open, but remember that they are Muslims. In this society will appear correctly with covered knees and shoulders, deep neckline can also cause confusion.