Top headlines in major S. Korean newspapers

SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on Oct. 24.

Korean-language dailies
-- Old-fashioned ideas draw protest from public servants (Kyunghyang Shinmun)
-- Leading figures of society receive rice subsidies without farming (Kookmin Daily)
-- S. Korean currency, stocks suffer heavy blow (Donga llbo)
-- Local financial markets go into panic (Seoul Shinmun)
-- No cure-all for local financial markets (Segye Times)
-- Insurers start collecting debts (JoongAng Ilbo)
-- Stock markets hit bottom, but may slide further (Chosun Ilbo)
-- Stock markets fall without end (Hankyoreh)
-- Financial markets in vicious cycle (Hankook Ilbo)
-- Volatile exchange rate batters S. Korean economy (Maeil Business Newspaper)
-- Gov't, political community insensitive to current economic crisis (Korea Economic
Daily)

English-language dailies
-- BOK makes new funds available to small firms (JoongAng Daily)
-- Where is the bottom for won, stocks? (Korea Herald)
-- KOSPI heading back to 3-digit era (Korea Times)