Dr Mahathir confident of a resounding victory for Barisan Nasional

KUALA LUMPUR March 2 - Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Tuesday he is confident that the Barisan Nasional (BN) will win with more than a two-thirds majority in the forthcoming 11th General Election.

He said that in the last general election in 1999, the opposition parties had exploited the issue of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to gain votes.

"But now people already accepted that what has been done was right. It will be better than 1999," he said when asked by reporters on the BN's chances in the upcoming general election.

He earlier held a media conference on the latest development of the Malaysian Microchip (MM Chip) here.

In September last year, Malaysia acquired the property rights to design the MMChip and its production and marketing. A multiband Rfid (next-generation radio frequency identification), the MM Chip measures 0.25 sq mm - about the size of a decimal point - and can be embedded in paper.

It is useful for a variety of purposes such as replacement of barcode tags in retail goods, for differentiation between genuine and counterfeit currency notes, and for use in smart cards...

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