Dividend Declaration

Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited
20 July 2006




Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Limited (the 'Company')

20 July 2006

Announcement of First Interim Dividend

In accordance with the expectation stated in the Prospectus dated 28 November
2005 to pay an annual yield of 4.5% based on the issue price of 100p, the
Company has today announced a first interim dividend in respect of the
accounting reference period ending on 31 December 2006 of 2.0p net (2005 n/a)
which will be payable on 18 August 2006 to Ordinary shareholders on the register
on 28 July 2006, provisional ex dividend date 26 July 2006.



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William Hemmings Aberdeen Asset Managers, 020 7463 6000




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