Portfolio Update

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
02 August 2007

             ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                             10 LARGEST INVESTMENTS

The company announces that the ten largest investments as at close of business
on 31 July 2007 were as follows:


Assets With Values Over 5% of Gross Assets

NAME                                                                              Market Value  % Ttl Gross Assets

BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES  - GROUP HOLDING                                             7,017,480               5.42%

Top 10 Portfolio Assets

NAME                                                                              Market Value  % Ttl Gross Assets

BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES  - GROUP HOLDING                                             7,017,480               5.42%
BANK NISP IDR125                                                                     6,264,896               4.84%
WHEELOCK PROPERTIES SGD1                                                             4,898,654               3.78%
PACIFIC BASIN SHIPPING USD0.10                                                       4,288,656               3.31%
KOREAN REINSURANCE KRW500                                                            3,794,839               2.93%
AEON CO. MYR1                                                                        3,761,024               2.90%
WBL SGD1                                                                             3,467,423               2.68%
HANA MICROELECTRONIC THB1 (ALIEN MKT)                                                3,275,380               2.53%
ROBINSON & CO SG$1                                                                   3,229,678               2.49%
LPI CAPITAL BHD MYR1.00                                                              3,219,488               2.49%



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