CBM Asia Increases Non-Brokered Private Placement Again to $16 Million

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 6, 2012) -

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CBM Asia Development Corp. (TSX VENTURE:TCF)(US:CBMDF)(FRANKFURT:IY2) ("CBM Asia" or the "Company") announces that further to its news release of February 10, 2012, it has increased its non-brokered private placement of units from $10 million to $16 million (the "Private Placement"). The Private Placement will now consist of a total of 88,888,888 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.18 per Unit for gross proceeds of $16,000,000, of which 23,513,968 Units totalling $4,232,515 have been issued to date.

Each Unit consists of one common share (a "Share") and one transferable share purchase warrant (a "Warrant") to purchase an additional Share at a price of $0.35 for a period of 24 months, subject to acceleration by the Company, at its discretion, after 4 months from closing upon 30 days notice if the closing price of the Company's shares on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") equals or exceed $0.50 per share for 20 consecutive trading days.

Finder's fees of up to 6.25% in cash and 6.25% in finder's warrants are payable on the remaining Private Placement, each finder's warrant entitling the holder to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $0.18 for a period of 24 months from closing, subject to acceleration on the same terms as the Warrants.

The additional proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to, among other things, fund the acquisition and exploration costs of the Company's existing coalbed methane projects in Indonesia, identify and, if warranted, acquire new properties for exploration and development and for general working capital purposes.

The balance of the Private Placement is expected to close in two tranches with the first tranche totalling approximately $8,000,000 to close in this week and the second tranche to close following receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals.

ABOUT CBM ASIA DEVELOPMENT CORP.

CBM Asia Development Corp. is a Canadian-based unconventional gas company with significant coalbed methane ("CBM") exploration and development opportunities in Indonesia. The Company holds various participating interests in four production sharing contracts (each a "PSC") for CBM in Indonesia. Indonesia has one of the largest CBM resources in the world with a potential 453 trillion cubic feet in-place, more than double the country's natural gas reserves (Stevens and Hadiyanto, 2004). Since 2008 a total of 39 CBM PSCs have been granted by the Government of Indonesia, representing exploration commitments of over US$100 million during the next 3 years. In addition to CBM Asia, other companies active in CBM exploration in Indonesia include BP, Dart Energy, ENI, ExxonMobil, Medco, Santos, and TOTAL. BP, ENI, and the Indonesian government have confirmed that commercial CBM production started in March 2011 from the Sanga-Sanga PSC and is being exported from the Bontang LNG facility. The Company trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "TCF" (www.cbmasia.ca).

ON BEHALF OF CBM ASIA DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Alan T. Charuk, President & CEO

This news release contains forward-looking statements which relate to future events or future performance and reflect management's current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Readers are cautioned that these forward looking statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected. All of the forward-looking statements made in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements and those made in our Canadian continuous disclosure filings available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com including our annual MD&A dated April 27, 2011. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances save as required under applicable securities legislation. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell securities and the Company is not soliciting an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.