Portfolio Update

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
02 November 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 October 2007 were as follows:




Assets With Values Over 5% of Gross Assets
NAME                                           Market Value   %Ttl Gross Assets

BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES SGD NPV                   7,569,378               5.83%

Top 10 Portfolio Assets
NAME                                           Market Value   %Ttl Gross Assets
BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES SGD NPV                   7,569,378               5.83%
BANK NISP IDR125                                  5,826,101               4.49%
KOREAN REINSURANCE KRW500                         4,333,886               3.34%
AEON CO. MYR1                                     3,891,061               3.00%
WHEELOCK PROPERTIES SGD1                          3,835,227               2.95%
AEON STORES HONG KONG HKD0.20                     3,774,202               2.91%
LPI CAPITAL BHD MYR1.00                           3,406,467               2.62%
ICI INDIA INR10 (DEMAT T5)                        3,316,495               2.55%
SIAM MAKRO PUBLIC CO THB10.00 (ALIEN)             3,306,645               2.55%
PACIFIC BASIN SHIPPING USD0.10                    3,303,863               2.54%



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