Bangkok, April 14 -- Thailand's House Committee on Consumer Protection is urging state agencies to work with online accommodation booking platforms to develop a system that allows only properly registered hotels and accommodation providers to accept online bookings. The move aims at curbing the problem of condo units being illegally rented out, in breach of the Hotel Act 2004. Chanin Rungtanakiat, a Pheu Thai Party list-MP and member of the committee, said unlawful renting of condo units is commonly found through online booking platforms, so is partially the responsibility of those platforms. Their role in enabling these transactions is similar to enabling the sale of illegal products, he said. Chanin said that to help stamp it out, Thai ...