BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs has given an assurance that there will be an adequate supply of red, big and white onions for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration.

Its minister, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, said to make up for the shortfall in supply of onions from India, the government was importing more onions from other countries such as the Netherlands, China and Pakistan.