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
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                                           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
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                                           Brian S. Chase, Treasurer
                                           (principal financial officer)