Portfolio Update

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
02 May 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 30 April 2007 were as follows:


Assets With Values Over 5% of Gross Assets
NAME                                                                              Market Value  % Ttl Gross Assets
BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES - GROUP HOLDING                                           6,765,991.05                5.47

Top 10 Portfolio Assets
NAME                                                                              Market Value  % Ttl Gross Assets
BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES - GROUP HOLDING                                           6,765,991.05                5.47
WHEELOCK PROPERTIES                                                               5,188,865.49                4.19
BANK NISP                                                                         5,145,337.94                4.16
AEON CO.                                                                          3,776,695.96                3.05
MALAYSIAN OXYGEN                                                                  3,693,809.41                2.98
PACIFIC BASIN SHIPPING                                                            3,467,347.77                2.80
WBL                                                                               3,316,938.67                2.68
ROBINSON & CO                                                                     3,303,613.58                2.67
KOREAN REINSURANCE                                                                3,275,097.64                2.65
HANA MICROELECTRONIC                                                              3,232,412.78                2.61


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