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Try some unbelievable golf in Kabul, Kashmir, Maldives

Best Asian golf courses from the Himalayas to Japan's perfect greens and the Maldives 'floating' on the Indian Ocean

The public Royal Springs Golf Course Srinagar, Kashmir (left), overlooks Dal Lake and offers an enchanting setting; the private island of Velaa Maldives (centre) has an exclusive set of six holes 'floating' in the Indian Ocean; and (right) the lush greens of the Sentosa Golf Club, Singapore./ photos: courses


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Author - Vijay VergheseHow many aircraft engines does it take to make flying safe? Are six better than four, or two? Some aircraft have landed with no engines at all. Fresh scrutiny on engines, flight cycles and maintenance after Cathay Pacific's brief grounding of its A350 fleet.


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