CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Bryan McKigney, President and Chairman of The Asia Tigers Fund, Inc. (the
"Registrant"), certify that:

     1.  The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the "Report") fully complies with the
         requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
         of 1934, as amended; and

     2.  The  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Date:    December 18, 2003           /s/Bryan McKigney
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                                     Bryan McKigney, President and Chairman
                                     (principal executive officer)



I, Alan Kaye,  Treasurer  of The Asia  Tigers  Fund,  Inc.  (the  "Registrant"),
certify that:

     1.  The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the "Report") fully complies with the
         requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
         of 1934, as amended; and

     2.  The  information  contained  in  the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.


Date:    December 18, 2003           /s/Alan Kaye
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                                     Alan Kaye, Treasurer
                                     (principal financial officer)