"CATFISH TALES is a newsletter sent every other week. It includes information about Japanese ODA policy and social and environmental problems related to development projects in the Mekong Region (Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Yunnan Province of China). It also contains news from the Japanese language media summarized in English and information on multilateral development banks in which Japan has influence. As the largest bilateral donor for all countries in the Mekong Region, the Japanese government?s role in development in the region is significant. For people who are interested in information about Japan?s policies from a critical perspective, this newsletter will be useful..." Archives of "Catfish Tales" from May 2002 and subscription information on site.... Note:"Mekong Watch is no longer issuing Cathfish Tales."