Portfolio Update

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst
04 February 2008


             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 January 2008 were as follows:


Assets With Values Over 5% of Gross Assets

NAME                                                      Market Value  % Ttl Gross Assets

BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES SGD NPV                            6,474,839               5.20%


Top 10 Portfolio Assets

NAME                                                     Market Value  % Ttl Gross Assets
BUKIT SEMBAWANG ESTATES SGD NPV                            6,474,839               5.20%
BANK NISP IDR125                                           6,056,072               4.86%
ROBINSON & CO SGD1 (ASSD ALF)                              4,526,404               3.63%
AEON CO. MYR1                                              4,277,433               3.43%
HONG KONG ECONOMIC TIMES HLDGS COM HKD0.10                 4,161,492               3.34%
LPI CAPITAL BHD MYR1.00                                    3,824,538               3.07%
SIAM MAKRO PUBLIC CO THB10.00 (ALIEN)                      3,523,185               2.83%
ICI INDIA INR10 (DEMAT T5)                                 3,487,592               2.80%
AEON STORES HONG KONG HKD0.20                              3,285,320               2.64%
JAMMU & KASHMIR BANK INR10                                 3,182,064               2.55%



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