CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(b) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT I, Prakash A. Melwani, President 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 27, 2005 /s/ Prakash A. Melwani ------------------- ------------------------------------- Prakash A. Melwani, President (principal executive officer) I, Brian S. Chase, 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 27, 2005 /s/ Brian S. Chase ------------------- ------------------------------------- Brian S. Chase, Treasurer (principal financial officer)