The wife of one of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar makes an emotional appeal to Aung San Suu Kyi to free her husband for the sake of their young daughter, as the leader comes under increasing criticism for her silence on the case.

On Monday, after 39 court appearances and 265 days of imprisonment, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were found guilty of breaching the Official Secrets Act and sentenced to seven years in prison. In the end, the holes in the case were not enough to stop the government from punishing the two reporters for revealing an ugly chapter in the history of Myanmar's young democracy.

Two Reuters journalists are remanded in custody for another fortnight by a Myanmar court, following their first public appearance since being arrested under a secrecy law that carries up to 14 years in jail.

The two Reuters journalists who were detained in Myanmar on December 12 have appeared in court and been remanded in custody, a police spokesman says.