Not sure where you got this. Actually it is quite difficult to get a lease less than 2 years, and 2 years is standard term.
> SG has a reputation of having very low corruption
SG justifiably has reputation of having low corruption at low level. Middle/high level corruption is rampant, and getting worse and worse over course of last years.
> It is impossible to buy alcohol after 9pm.
This is also not true. Bars will happily pour you booze after 9PM
> After the last recession, the barriers were lifted, leading to a notable decline of use of public transport
Not sure which last recession you are referring to, but having basic car ownership at 6 digits which depreciates at least by 10k annually is not lifting barriers in my books. COE levels are all time highs. Public transport usage is crazy, MRT and buses are bloody crowded at rush hours as government trying to squeeze more slaves into tiny space.
> I was routinely refused service, despite it being illegal to do so
Which years it was? I have never experienced that over course of last 15 years