DXB - KUL/BKK/SIN on UL for <£600 return in Z.
UL sale fare. DXB - KUL/BKK/SIN for well under £600 return in Z class. The UL business product isn't too bad at all.
You can get to DXB from MAD on RJ for £1150 return in Business. Or KLM and AF are also around the £1200 mark.
EU return to Asia with a stop in GCC for under £1800 is a fair price; especially when EY/EK don't have any sale fares on. Dates in November but it's probably more widely available.