Holding(s) in Company

Asia Energy PLC
29 March 2005


                          Asia Energy plc ('Company')
                                        
                      Notification of significant holding

Under sections 198 to 202 of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act') and rule 15 of 
the AIM Rules the following information falls to be disclosed:

The Company was notified on 29 March 2005 that Morgan Stanley Securities Limited 
had acquired a further interest in the shares of the Company resulting in a 
total holding of 1,934,653 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the Company, 
representing 5.05 % of the issued share capital of the Company. Of these 
1,934,653 Ordinary Shares, the Company has been informed that 185,000 Ordinary 
Shares are held pursuant to section 208(5) of the Act.

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