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- ↑ "The World Bank's JUSTPAL eJustice Conference: The Supreme Court of Georgia and The World Bank Tbilisi, Georgia, 10 – 11 January 2012, Electronic Court Case Management: The Singapore Subordinate Courts Experience by James Leong, District Judge and Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Training Division, Subordinate Courts of Singapore" (PDF).[ permanent dead link ]
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- ↑ Amir Hussain (6 February 2015). "State Courts implement new computer system to save time and resources". Straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
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